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State comparison · 2025

Carpenters salary: Illinois vs Vermont

Occupation

Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In Vermont, $62,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.1% — not 26.6%.

Nominal pay gap
+26.6%
Illinois vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+24.1%
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
See full breakdown for Illinois

Vermont

Carpenters

Median
$62,400
p25
$52,260
p75
$64,420
p10
$47,840
p90
$76,850
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
98.0
See full breakdown for Vermont

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.