Carpenters Salary

Also known as: Carpenter

Median Salary
$60,580
per year
Hourly Rate
$29.12
per hour
Employment
670,090
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$40,410
25th percentile
$48,510
Median
$60,580
75th percentile
$76,830
90th percentile
$99,910

💰 Carpenters Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Hawaii$85,280+40.8%
Illinois$79,000+30.4%
California$75,920+25.3%
Massachusetts$75,200+24.1%
Washington$74,190+22.5%
Alaska$73,860+21.9%
New York$72,330+19.4%
Minnesota$64,930+7.2%
Connecticut$64,060+5.7%
New Jersey$64,010+5.7%
Maryland$62,960+3.9%
Indiana$62,870+3.8%
Oregon$62,870+3.8%
Colorado$62,830+3.7%
Vermont$62,400+3.0%
Nevada$62,380+3.0%
Maine$62,160+2.6%
District of Columbia$61,710+1.9%
Michigan$61,680+1.8%
Wisconsin$61,660+1.8%
New Hampshire$61,200+1.0%
Missouri$60,840+0.4%
Rhode Island$60,840+0.4%
Ohio$60,810+0.4%
New Mexico$59,720-1.4%
Pennsylvania$59,370-2.0%
Delaware$59,200-2.3%
Montana$58,820-2.9%
Arizona$58,580-3.3%
North Dakota$57,890-4.4%
Iowa$57,710-4.7%
Kansas$56,960-6.0%
Wyoming$56,850-6.2%
Virginia$55,690-8.1%
Kentucky$52,680-13.0%
Utah$52,360-13.6%
Idaho$52,000-14.2%
Tennessee$50,830-16.1%
South Carolina$50,670-16.4%
Nebraska$50,320-16.9%
Louisiana$49,920-17.6%
Florida$49,870-17.7%
Georgia$49,350-18.5%
North Carolina$49,100-19.0%
Texas$48,900-19.3%
West Virginia$48,710-19.6%
Mississippi$48,650-19.7%
Alabama$48,220-20.4%
South Dakota$48,140-20.5%
Arkansas$47,760-21.2%
Oklahoma$46,910-22.6%

🏙️ Carpenters Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Kankakee, IL$95,280+57.3%
Urban Honolulu, HI$94,310+55.7%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$91,970+51.8%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$89,200+47.2%
Decatur, IL$87,220+44.0%
Fairbanks-College, AK$84,970+40.3%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$84,430+39.4%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$82,110+35.5%
Napa, CA$80,590+33.0%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$80,520+32.9%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$80,440+32.8%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$80,190+32.4%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$77,690+28.2%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$77,220+27.5%
Springfield, IL$76,970+27.1%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$76,410+26.1%
Vallejo, CA$76,220+25.8%
Yuba City, CA$76,100+25.6%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$75,740+25.0%
Springfield, MA$75,520+24.7%
Bloomington, IL$75,470+24.6%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$75,390+24.4%
Peoria, IL$75,280+24.3%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$75,210+24.1%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$75,140+24.0%
Merced, CA$74,760+23.4%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$74,440+22.9%
El Centro, CA$74,340+22.7%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$74,300+22.6%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$74,060+22.3%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$74,060+22.3%
Modesto, CA$73,730+21.7%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$73,710+21.7%
Bellingham, WA$73,260+20.9%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$73,250+20.9%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$73,200+20.8%
Worcester, MA$73,010+20.5%
Anchorage, AK$72,800+20.2%
Rockford, IL$72,770+20.1%
Chico, CA$72,290+19.3%
Redding, CA$71,750+18.4%
St. Louis, MO-IL$70,990+17.2%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$70,880+17.0%
Barnstable Town, MA$70,580+16.5%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$69,710+15.1%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$69,160+14.2%
Longview-Kelso, WA$68,550+13.2%
Columbus, IN$67,780+11.9%
Salinas, CA$67,530+11.5%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$66,980+10.6%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$66,830+10.3%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$66,540+9.8%
Columbus, OH$66,480+9.7%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$65,810+8.6%
New Haven, CT$65,750+8.5%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$65,690+8.4%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$65,520+8.2%
Ann Arbor, MI$65,170+7.6%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$65,070+7.4%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$65,000+7.3%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$64,910+7.1%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$64,770+6.9%
Evansville, IN$64,690+6.8%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$64,500+6.5%
Visalia, CA$64,390+6.3%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$64,320+6.2%
Portland-South Portland, ME$64,300+6.1%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$64,270+6.1%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$63,910+5.5%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$63,740+5.2%
Carson City, NV$63,660+5.1%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$63,640+5.1%
Rochester, MN$63,610+5.0%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$63,540+4.9%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$63,500+4.8%
Madison, WI$63,480+4.8%
Fresno, CA$63,470+4.8%
Vineland, NJ$63,440+4.7%
Midland, MI$63,380+4.6%
Yakima, WA$63,300+4.5%
Corvallis, OR$63,290+4.5%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$63,260+4.4%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$63,210+4.3%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$63,050+4.1%
Pittsfield, MA$63,050+4.1%
Lexington Park, MD$62,880+3.8%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$62,790+3.6%
Sheboygan, WI$62,760+3.6%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$62,590+3.3%
Fond du Lac, WI$62,550+3.3%
Appleton, WI$62,490+3.2%
Bozeman, MT$62,450+3.1%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$62,380+3.0%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$62,380+3.0%
Reno, NV$62,350+2.9%
Syracuse, NY$62,250+2.8%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$62,250+2.8%
Saginaw, MI$62,240+2.7%
Battle Creek, MI$62,140+2.6%
Binghamton, NY$62,000+2.3%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$61,910+2.2%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$61,900+2.2%
Kansas City, MO-KS$61,810+2.0%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$61,780+2.0%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$61,690+1.8%
Bend, OR$61,640+1.7%
Bloomington, IN$61,360+1.3%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$61,360+1.3%
Flint, MI$61,360+1.3%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$61,300+1.2%
Elmira, NY$61,190+1.0%
Pittsburgh, PA$61,180+1.0%
York-Hanover, PA$61,160+1.0%
Mankato, MN$61,150+0.9%
Kingston, NY$61,140+0.9%
Akron, OH$61,070+0.8%
Toledo, OH$61,070+0.8%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$61,060+0.8%
Kokomo, IN$61,000+0.7%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$60,950+0.6%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$60,920+0.6%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$60,840+0.4%
Midland, TX$60,830+0.4%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$60,800+0.4%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$60,720+0.2%
Ithaca, NY$60,680+0.2%
Cleveland, OH$60,650+0.1%
St. Cloud, MN$60,600+0.0%
Terre Haute, IN$60,560-0.0%
Duluth, MN-WI$60,520-0.1%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$60,440-0.2%
Fort Wayne, IN$60,400-0.3%
Green Bay, WI$60,320-0.4%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$60,320-0.4%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$60,240-0.6%
Grand Junction, CO$60,230-0.6%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$60,150-0.7%
Kenosha, WI$60,120-0.8%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$60,110-0.8%
Dubuque, IA$60,090-0.8%
Albuquerque, NM$60,080-0.8%
Muncie, IN$59,890-1.1%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$59,870-1.2%
Lawrence, KS$59,800-1.3%
Boulder, CO$59,760-1.4%
Monroe, MI$59,750-1.4%
Salem, OR$59,730-1.4%
Farmington, NM$59,720-1.4%
Walla Walla, WA$59,660-1.5%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$59,540-1.7%
Utica-Rome, NY$59,540-1.7%
Rochester, NY$59,490-1.8%
Santa Fe, NM$59,420-1.9%
Traverse City, MI$59,230-2.2%
Eau Claire, WI$59,090-2.5%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$59,000-2.6%
Billings, MT$58,950-2.7%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$58,950-2.7%
Minot, ND$58,950-2.7%
Fargo, ND-MN$58,940-2.7%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$58,930-2.7%
Cedar Rapids, IA$58,920-2.7%
Great Falls, MT$58,790-3.0%
Glens Falls, NY$58,560-3.3%
Helena, MT$58,490-3.4%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$58,330-3.7%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$58,310-3.7%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$58,290-3.8%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$58,240-3.9%
Medford, OR$57,930-4.4%
Greeley, CO$57,880-4.5%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$57,840-4.5%
Mansfield, OH$57,750-4.7%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$57,690-4.8%
Sandusky, OH$57,560-5.0%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$57,440-5.2%
Colorado Springs, CO$57,430-5.2%
Lewiston, ID-WA$57,420-5.2%
Altoona, PA$57,360-5.3%
Grants Pass, OR$57,160-5.6%
Missoula, MT$57,160-5.6%
Bangor, ME$57,100-5.7%
Albany, OR$57,080-5.8%
Jefferson City, MO$57,030-5.9%
Las Cruces, NM$57,030-5.9%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$56,970-6.0%
Erie, PA$56,850-6.2%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$56,600-6.6%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$56,570-6.6%
Canton-Massillon, OH$56,530-6.7%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$56,520-6.7%
Cheyenne, WY$56,160-7.3%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$56,160-7.3%
Columbia, MO$56,160-7.3%
Jackson, MI$56,160-7.3%
Pueblo, CO$56,150-7.3%
Charlottesville, VA$56,090-7.4%
Flagstaff, AZ$55,970-7.6%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$55,840-7.8%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$55,770-7.9%
Lebanon, PA$55,760-8.0%
Lancaster, PA$55,690-8.1%
State College, PA$55,690-8.1%
Ames, IA$55,640-8.2%
Baton Rouge, LA$55,630-8.2%
Bay City, MI$55,520-8.4%
Reading, PA$54,930-9.3%
Bismarck, ND$54,670-9.8%
Niles, MI$54,620-9.8%
Johnstown, PA$54,560-9.9%
Lima, OH$53,800-11.2%
Williamsport, PA$53,340-12.0%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$53,230-12.1%
Omaha, NE-IA$52,800-12.8%
Bowling Green, KY$52,680-13.0%
Owensboro, KY$52,360-13.6%
Odessa, TX$52,260-13.7%
Dover, DE$52,140-13.9%
Idaho Falls, ID$52,140-13.9%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$52,130-13.9%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$52,030-14.1%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$52,000-14.2%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$52,000-14.2%
Springfield, MO$52,000-14.2%
Richmond, VA$51,870-14.4%
Spartanburg, SC$51,750-14.6%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$51,740-14.6%
Virgin Islands$51,730-14.6%
Paducah, KY-IL$51,700-14.7%
Manhattan, KS$51,600-14.8%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$51,570-14.9%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$51,540-14.9%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$51,500-15.0%
Asheville, NC$51,290-15.3%
Topeka, KS$51,210-15.5%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$51,100-15.6%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$50,960-15.9%
Decatur, AL$50,950-15.9%
Wichita, KS$50,930-15.9%
Boise City, ID$50,850-16.1%
Wilmington, NC$50,830-16.1%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$50,820-16.1%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$50,760-16.2%
Pocatello, ID$50,700-16.3%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$50,680-16.3%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$50,620-16.4%
Jacksonville, FL$50,540-16.6%
Salisbury, MD$50,410-16.8%
Birmingham, AL$50,400-16.8%
Knoxville, TN$50,400-16.8%
Lawton, OK$50,400-16.8%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$50,380-16.8%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$50,260-17.0%
Winchester, VA-WV$50,180-17.2%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$50,130-17.2%
Wheeling, WV-OH$50,120-17.3%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$50,090-17.3%
Wausau, WI$49,990-17.5%
Casper, WY$49,960-17.5%
Winston-Salem, NC$49,940-17.6%
Goldsboro, NC$49,920-17.6%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$49,910-17.6%
Lincoln, NE$49,910-17.6%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$49,750-17.9%
Iowa City, IA$49,680-18.0%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$49,670-18.0%
Harrisonburg, VA$49,650-18.0%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$49,650-18.0%
Logan, UT-ID$49,640-18.1%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$49,470-18.3%
Victoria, TX$49,460-18.4%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$49,410-18.4%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$49,390-18.5%
Jackson, MS$49,330-18.6%
Burlington, NC$49,280-18.7%
Florence, SC$49,250-18.7%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$49,210-18.8%
Morgantown, WV$49,160-18.9%
Morristown, TN$49,110-18.9%
Tucson, AZ$49,110-18.9%
Clarksville, TN-KY$49,080-19.0%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$49,070-19.0%
Elizabethtown, KY$49,070-19.0%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$49,070-19.0%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$49,070-19.0%
Charleston, WV$49,060-19.0%
Huntsville, AL$48,970-19.2%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$48,940-19.2%
Oklahoma City, OK$48,940-19.2%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$48,900-19.3%
Jacksonville, NC$48,880-19.3%
Tuscaloosa, AL$48,870-19.3%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$48,830-19.4%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$48,740-19.5%
Chambersburg, PA$48,730-19.6%
Gettysburg, PA$48,640-19.7%
Port St. Lucie, FL$48,640-19.7%
Rapid City, SD$48,640-19.7%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$48,620-19.7%
Joplin, MO-KS$48,540-19.9%
Mobile, AL$48,540-19.9%
Punta Gorda, FL$48,530-19.9%
Cleveland, TN$48,480-20.0%
Monroe, LA$48,400-20.1%
Springfield, OH$48,380-20.1%
Hattiesburg, MS$48,360-20.2%
Grand Island, NE$48,350-20.2%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$48,340-20.2%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$48,340-20.2%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$48,310-20.3%
Lynchburg, VA$48,270-20.3%
Ogden, UT$48,270-20.3%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$48,260-20.3%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$48,210-20.4%
Columbia, SC$48,070-20.7%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$48,050-20.7%
Gainesville, FL$48,040-20.7%
Beckley, WV$48,000-20.8%
Jackson, TN$47,950-20.8%
Johnson City, TN$47,920-20.9%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$47,920-20.9%
Yuma, AZ$47,910-20.9%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$47,840-21.0%
Amarillo, TX$47,780-21.1%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$47,770-21.1%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$47,750-21.2%
Sherman-Denison, TX$47,740-21.2%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$47,610-21.4%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$47,580-21.5%
Killeen-Temple, TX$47,570-21.5%
Rocky Mount, NC$47,490-21.6%
Twin Falls, ID$47,470-21.6%
Lafayette, LA$47,440-21.7%
Sebring, FL$47,400-21.8%
Montgomery, AL$47,360-21.8%
Waco, TX$47,340-21.9%
Corpus Christi, TX$47,200-22.1%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$47,130-22.2%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$47,090-22.3%
St. George, UT$47,060-22.3%
Roanoke, VA$47,050-22.3%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$46,990-22.4%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$46,980-22.4%
College Station-Bryan, TX$46,970-22.5%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$46,920-22.5%
Tallahassee, FL$46,870-22.6%
Tulsa, OK$46,810-22.7%
Fayetteville, NC$46,800-22.7%
Alexandria, LA$46,760-22.8%
Greenville, NC$46,750-22.8%
Warner Robins, GA$46,750-22.8%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$46,670-23.0%
Ocala, FL$46,600-23.1%
Gainesville, GA$46,260-23.6%
Longview, TX$46,160-23.8%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$45,970-24.1%
Lake Charles, LA$45,930-24.2%
Homosassa Springs, FL$45,740-24.5%
Sumter, SC$45,700-24.6%
Hammond, LA$45,340-25.2%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$45,110-25.5%
Columbus, GA-AL$45,070-25.6%
Savannah, GA$44,900-25.9%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$44,740-26.1%
Tyler, TX$44,220-27.0%
Jonesboro, AR$43,950-27.5%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$43,910-27.5%
Lubbock, TX$43,500-28.2%
Hot Springs, AR$43,370-28.4%
Abilene, TX$43,030-29.0%
Dothan, AL$42,800-29.3%
Dalton, GA$42,750-29.4%
Texarkana, TX-AR$42,650-29.6%
El Paso, TX$42,430-30.0%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$42,420-30.0%
Rome, GA$42,000-30.7%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$41,670-31.2%
San Angelo, TX$41,600-31.3%
Laredo, TX$41,540-31.4%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$41,530-31.4%
Gadsden, AL$41,180-32.0%
Wichita Falls, TX$38,620-36.2%
Albany, GA$38,400-36.6%
Valdosta, GA$37,840-37.5%
Guam$36,910-39.1%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$35,640-41.2%
Guayama, PR$33,410-44.8%
Mayaguez, PR$33,160-45.3%
Ponce, PR$31,200-48.5%
Puerto Rico$30,530-49.6%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$30,530-49.6%
Arecibo, PR$29,970-50.5%
Aguadilla, PR$29,750-50.9%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.