State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Illinois vs South Dakota
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In South Dakota, $48,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45.4% — not 64.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+64.1%
Illinois vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+45.4%
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 Dakota
Carpenters
- Median
- $48,140
- p25
- $42,190
- p75
- $60,060
- p10
- $37,720
- p90
- $65,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.