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State comparison · 2025

Carpenters salary: Illinois vs Pennsylvania

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Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In Pennsylvania, $59,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.9% — not 33.1%.

Nominal pay gap
+33.1%
Illinois vs Pennsylvania
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
See full breakdown for Illinois

Pennsylvania

Carpenters

Median
$59,370
p25
$47,850
p75
$74,700
p10
$42,970
p90
$92,110
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
97.6
See full breakdown for Pennsylvania

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.