State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Illinois vs Texas
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In Texas, $48,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.9% — not 61.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+61.6%
Illinois vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+56.9%
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
Texas
Carpenters
- Median
- $48,900
- p25
- $44,690
- p75
- $57,780
- p10
- $36,980
- p90
- $65,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.