State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Illinois vs Oregon
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In Oregon, $62,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.9% — not 25.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.7%
Illinois vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+29.9%
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
Oregon
Carpenters
- Median
- $62,870
- p25
- $50,450
- p75
- $93,380
- p10
- $43,800
- p90
- $106,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.