State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Illinois vs South Carolina
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In South Carolina, $50,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.1% — not 55.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.9%
Illinois vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+46.1%
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
South Carolina
Carpenters
- Median
- $50,670
- p25
- $43,620
- p75
- $62,610
- p10
- $36,010
- p90
- $79,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.