State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Illinois vs Oklahoma
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In Oklahoma, $46,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.9% — not 68.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+68.4%
Illinois vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+47.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Carpenters
- Median
- $79,000
- p25
- $56,160
- p75
- $106,950
- p10
- $39,890
- p90
- $117,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
Oklahoma
Carpenters
- Median
- $46,910
- p25
- $40,280
- p75
- $53,510
- p10
- $34,670
- p90
- $64,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.