State comparison · 2025
Carpenters salary: Illinois vs West Virginia
Carpenters in Illinois earn a median of $79,000. In West Virginia, $48,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45.2% — not 62.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+62.2%
Illinois vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+45.2%
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
West Virginia
Carpenters
- Median
- $48,710
- p25
- $38,180
- p75
- $60,190
- p10
- $35,900
- p90
- $70,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.