State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Illinois vs Virginia
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In Virginia, $55,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.4% — not 41.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.9%
Illinois vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+43.4%
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
Virginia
Carpenters
- Median
- $55,690
- p25
- $46,460
- p75
- $61,340
- p10
- $38,230
- p90
- $74,250
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.