How much do Carpenters make in Decatur, IL?

Percentile spread

For Carpenters, the published 10th percentile is $50,050 and the 90th percentile is $118,460. The difference is $68,410, which is 78.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $63,330 to the 75th at $110,590, covers $47,260.

The mean annual wage is $88,510, which sits above the median of $87,220. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Decatur, IL median is 44% higher than the national median of $60,580 for Carpenters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $98,641, which is 62.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.4% higher than the Illinois median of $79,000.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Decatur, IL is 88.422, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $87,220 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Carpenters at $98,641 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Carpenters. Decatur, IL ranks 3rd of 28 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Springfield, IL is 39 miles away, with a median of $76,970 and employment of 290. That median is 11.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,991, against $98,641 here.
• Champaign-Urbana, IL is 44 miles away, with a median of $66,980 and employment of 310. That median is 23.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,251, against $98,641 here.
• Bloomington, IL is 44 miles away, with a median of $75,470 and employment of 170. That median is 13.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,685, against $98,641 here.

Employment share

Carpenters accounts for 0.40% of wage-and-salary employment in Decatur, IL (180 of 45,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (670,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.92 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.