State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Illinois vs Washington
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In Washington, $74,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.9% — not 6.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.5%
Illinois vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+13.9%
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
Washington
Carpenters
- Median
- $74,190
- p25
- $60,630
- p75
- $92,660
- p10
- $52,330
- p90
- $119,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.