Carpenters Salary by City

Top 15 cities for carpenters by average salary

Fairbanks, AK	$90,730
San Francisco, CA	$89,630
Honolulu, HI	$89,400
Decatur, IL	$88,510
San Jose, CA	$87,930
Napa, CA	$86,890
Kahului, HI	$85,220
Seattle, WA	$84,060
Santa Rosa, CA	$83,430
Chicago, IL	$83,110
Kankakee, IL	$82,070
Boston, MA	$81,260
New York, NY	$80,560
Vallejo, CA	$80,420
San Luis Obispo, CA	$80,200

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Carpenters salary by state

State	Metros	Highest average	Lowest average
Alaska	2	$90,730	$78,640
California	25	$89,630	$68,800
Hawaii	2	$89,400	$85,220
Illinois	8	$88,510	$69,630
Washington	11	$84,060	$64,610
Massachusetts	6	$81,260	$67,590
New York	13	$80,560	$60,500
Indiana	12	$79,860	$58,780
Oregon	8	$77,940	$62,010
New Jersey	3	$77,380	$67,300
Wisconsin	13	$75,310	$56,090
Minnesota	5	$74,570	$61,860
Nevada	3	$74,380	$67,270
Missouri	8	$71,600	$54,890
Connecticut	5	$71,020	$65,970
Ohio	12	$69,810	$54,040
Rhode Island	1	$69,020	$69,020
Colorado	7	$68,130	$58,130
Kansas	4	$68,080	$55,340
Pennsylvania	16	$67,470	$51,990
Washington, D.C.	1	$66,790	$66,790
Michigan	15	$66,770	$52,640
Maine	3	$66,600	$56,560
Montana	5	$65,740	$56,900
Maryland	4	$65,620	$53,970
New Hampshire	1	$64,020	$64,020
Iowa	8	$62,600	$53,480
Vermont	1	$62,330	$62,330
Oklahoma	3	$61,110	$48,610
Texas	25	$60,840	$36,490
Arizona	7	$60,380	$47,030
New Mexico	4	$59,620	$53,540
North Dakota	4	$59,130	$56,620
West Virginia	7	$58,340	$48,380
Idaho	6	$58,330	$50,050
Georgia	13	$57,870	$39,450
Kentucky	6	$57,480	$52,450
Delaware	1	$57,460	$57,460
Utah	5	$57,360	$51,930
Tennessee	10	$56,730	$50,040
Nebraska	3	$56,590	$50,830
Virginia	9	$55,930	$47,980
Wyoming	2	$55,910	$52,020
South Carolina	8	$55,350	$47,910
Alabama	12	$55,190	$43,120
Louisiana	10	$54,590	$45,970
Florida	22	$54,460	$47,420
Arkansas	5	$53,570	$45,080
North Carolina	15	$53,450	$44,950
South Dakota	2	$52,940	$51,940
Mississippi	3	$50,020	$46,360
Puerto Rico	6	$36,790	$30,150

Carpenters salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
Fairbanks, AK	$90,730	$84,970	$43.62	280
San Francisco, CA	$89,630	$89,200	$43.09	14,010
Honolulu, HI	$89,400	$94,310	$42.98	3,120
Decatur, IL	$88,510	$87,220	$42.56	180
San Jose, CA	$87,930	$80,190	$42.28	4,460
Napa, CA	$86,890	$80,590	$41.78	650
Kahului, HI	$85,220	$82,110	$40.97	700
Seattle, WA	$84,060	$76,410	$40.42	14,970
Santa Rosa, CA	$83,430	$80,520	$40.11	2,150
Chicago, IL	$83,110	$80,440	$39.96	14,220
Kankakee, IL	$82,070	$95,280	$39.46	120
Boston, MA	$81,260	$75,210	$39.07	12,720
New York, NY	$80,560	$74,300	$38.73	34,210
Vallejo, CA	$80,420	$76,220	$38.66	660
San Luis Obispo, CA	$80,200	$77,220	$38.56	820
Michigan City, IN	$79,860	$91,970	$38.39	260
Bellingham, WA	$79,090	$73,260	$38.02	950
Anchorage, AK	$78,640	$72,800	$37.81	1,460
Los Angeles, CA	$78,600	$75,740	$37.79	30,600
Santa Cruz, CA	$78,270	$77,690	$37.63	700
Portland, OR	$77,940	$73,710	$37.47	9,210
Yuba City, CA	$77,830	$76,100	$37.42	220
Trenton, NJ	$77,380	$65,690	$37.20	610
Mount Vernon, WA	$77,330	$69,710	$37.18	540
San Diego, CA	$77,240	$73,200	$37.14	8,710
Kennewick, WA	$77,060	$64,320	$37.05	1,310
Yakima, WA	$76,540	$63,300	$36.80	480
Oxnard, CA	$75,890	$74,060	$36.49	2,050
Longview, WA	$75,660	$68,550	$36.37	360
Springfield, MA	$75,620	$75,520	$36.35	660
Hanford, CA	$75,380	$73,250	$36.24	110
Vineland, NJ	$75,310	$63,440	$36.21	180
Oshkosh, WI	$75,310	$84,430	$36.21	650
Rockford, IL	$75,240	$72,770	$36.17	810
Modesto, CA	$74,640	$73,730	$35.89	1,430
Peoria, IL	$74,600	$75,280	$35.86	780
Minneapolis, MN	$74,570	$74,060	$35.85	10,200
Santa Maria, CA	$74,380	$75,140	$35.76	1,100
Carson City, NV	$74,380	$63,660	$35.76	100
Bloomington, IL	$74,110	$75,470	$35.63	170
Bremerton, WA	$74,030	$65,000	$35.59	940
Worcester, MA	$74,020	$73,010	$35.59	1,590
Amherst, MA	$73,880	$66,830	$35.52	350
Riverside, CA	$73,520	$70,880	$35.35	12,970
Sacramento, CA	$73,480	$74,440	$35.33	9,730
Stockton, CA	$73,330	$69,160	$35.26	1,260
Merced, CA	$72,930	$74,760	$35.06	350
Redding, CA	$72,730	$71,750	$34.97	310
Chico, CA	$72,380	$72,290	$34.80	390
Salinas, CA	$72,380	$67,530	$34.80	1,210
Barnstable, MA	$72,370	$70,580	$34.79	1,280
El Centro, CA	$72,270	$74,340	$34.74	140
Springfield, IL	$72,180	$76,970	$34.70	290
Corvallis, OR	$71,770	$63,290	$34.51	260
Olympia, WA	$71,670	$63,260	$34.46	800
St. Louis, MO	$71,600	$70,990	$34.42	7,210
Bakersfield, CA	$71,400	$66,540	$34.33	1,100
Janesville, WI	$71,100	$75,390	$34.19	360
Fresno, CA	$71,030	$63,470	$34.15	1,790
Hartford, CT	$71,020	$64,770	$34.14	1,660
Elkhart, IN	$70,910	$65,520	$34.09	1,170
New Haven, CT	$70,830	$65,750	$34.05	730
Lima, OH	$69,810	$53,800	$33.56	130
Las Vegas, NV	$69,690	$62,380	$33.51	9,310
Champaign, IL	$69,630	$66,980	$33.48	310
Wenatchee, WA	$69,630	$63,640	$33.48	400
Providence, RI	$69,020	$61,910	$33.18	4,140
Visalia, CA	$68,800	$64,390	$33.08	650
Milwaukee, WI	$68,240	$63,910	$32.81	3,310
Denver, CO	$68,130	$64,910	$32.76	7,250
Madison, WI	$68,120	$63,480	$32.75	2,320
Lawrence, KS	$68,080	$59,800	$32.73	280
Columbus, OH	$67,650	$66,480	$32.52	3,620
Fond du Lac, WI	$67,600	$62,550	$32.50	340
Pittsfield, MA	$67,590	$63,050	$32.50	430
Spokane, WA	$67,510	$61,900	$32.46	2,020
Appleton, WI	$67,500	$62,490	$32.45	700
Kansas City, MO	$67,500	$61,810	$32.45	4,540
Columbus, IN	$67,480	$67,780	$32.44	190
York, PA	$67,470	$61,160	$32.44	1,190
Norwich, CT	$67,400	$64,500	$32.40	740
Atlantic City, NJ	$67,300	$60,840	$32.36	970
Reno, NV	$67,270	$62,350	$32.34	2,750
Rochester, MN	$67,060	$63,610	$32.24	460
Indianapolis, IN	$66,960	$65,070	$32.19	4,960
Bridgeport, CT	$66,890	$63,210	$32.16	1,100
Washington, DC	$66,790	$60,800	$32.11	13,280
Detroit, MI	$66,770	$65,810	$32.10	7,610
Ann Arbor, MI	$66,750	$65,170	$32.09	640
Kiryas Joel, NY	$66,700	$63,540	$32.07	2,140
Portland, ME	$66,600	$64,300	$32.02	2,230
Albany, NY	$66,520	$60,720	$31.98	2,000
Pittsburgh, PA	$66,520	$61,180	$31.98	5,920
Lafayette, IN	$66,300	$63,050	$31.88	300
Kokomo, IN	$66,080	$61,000	$31.77	120
Binghamton, NY	$65,970	$62,000	$31.71	400
Waterbury, CT	$65,970	$62,250	$31.72	460
Philadelphia, PA	$65,930	$61,780	$31.70	14,260
Racine, WI	$65,870	$60,920	$31.67	320
Bozeman, MT	$65,740	$62,450	$31.61	900
Sheboygan, WI	$65,740	$62,760	$31.61	230
Eugene, OR	$65,630	$62,590	$31.55	710
Lexington Park, MD	$65,620	$62,880	$31.55	210
Kingston, NY	$65,540	$61,140	$31.51	280
Cape Girardeau, MO	$65,450	$63,740	$31.47	180
Elmira, NY	$65,350	$61,190	$31.42	90
Altoona, PA	$65,320	$57,360	$31.40	360
Syracuse, NY	$65,290	$62,250	$31.39	1,490
Cleveland, OH	$65,210	$60,650	$31.35	3,280
Buffalo, NY	$64,630	$63,500	$31.07	2,440
Walla Walla, WA	$64,610	$59,660	$31.06	120
Baltimore, MD	$64,560	$62,380	$31.04	3,870
Bend, OR	$64,160	$61,640	$30.85	1,180
Manchester, NH	$64,020	$61,300	$30.78	820
St. Cloud, MN	$63,910	$60,600	$30.73	570
Ithaca, NY	$63,750	$60,680	$30.65	190
Akron, OH	$63,740	$61,070	$30.64	980
Evansville, IN	$63,720	$64,690	$30.63	790
St. Joseph, MO	$63,710	$60,150	$30.63	220
Duluth, MN	$63,590	$60,520	$30.57	620
Boulder, CO	$63,570	$59,760	$30.56	540
Medford, OR	$63,430	$57,930	$30.50	910
Albany, OR	$63,080	$57,080	$30.33	340
Salem, OR	$63,060	$59,730	$30.32	1,720
Glens Falls, NY	$62,880	$58,560	$30.23	300
Lansing, MI	$62,800	$64,270	$30.19	1,120
Rochester, NY	$62,720	$59,490	$30.16	2,350
Davenport, IA	$62,600	$60,440	$30.10	670
Toledo, OH	$62,580	$61,070	$30.09	980
Eau Claire, WI	$62,550	$59,090	$30.07	360
Green Bay, WI	$62,450	$60,320	$30.02	860
Burlington, VT	$62,330	$62,790	$29.97	900
Grand Junction, CO	$62,280	$60,230	$29.94	340
La Crosse, WI	$62,240	$58,950	$29.92	450
Kenosha, WI	$62,220	$60,120	$29.91	310
Battle Creek, MI	$62,190	$62,140	$29.90	130
Cincinnati, OH	$62,110	$60,110	$29.86	4,610
Grants Pass, OR	$62,010	$57,160	$29.81	140
Scranton, PA	$62,010	$60,240	$29.81	1,070
South Bend, IN	$61,930	$61,690	$29.78	500
Terre Haute, IN	$61,880	$60,560	$29.75	280
Allentown, PA	$61,870	$59,540	$29.75	1,390
Mankato, MN	$61,860	$61,150	$29.74	230
Bloomington, IN	$61,800	$61,360	$29.71	270
Des Moines, IA	$61,450	$61,360	$29.54	1,810
Colorado Springs, CO	$61,230	$57,430	$29.44	1,220
Harrisburg, PA	$61,180	$57,690	$29.41	1,320
Utica, NY	$61,140	$59,540	$29.39	380
Lawton, OK	$61,110	$50,400	$29.38	80
State College, PA	$60,990	$55,690	$29.32	350
Fort Wayne, IN	$60,940	$60,400	$29.30	1,240
Saginaw, MI	$60,850	$62,240	$29.25	320
Midland, TX	$60,840	$60,830	$29.25	170
Flint, MI	$60,780	$61,360	$29.22	330
Fort Collins, CO	$60,560	$58,310	$29.12	510
Watertown, NY	$60,500	$57,840	$29.09	270
Phoenix, AZ	$60,380	$60,320	$29.03	12,710
Mansfield, OH	$60,350	$57,750	$29.02	150
Midland, MI	$59,760	$63,380	$28.73	250
Jefferson City, MO	$59,640	$57,030	$28.67	430
Santa Fe, NM	$59,620	$59,420	$28.66	210
Lewiston, ME	$59,530	$60,950	$28.62	280
Great Falls, MT	$59,370	$58,790	$28.54	370
Albuquerque, NM	$59,310	$60,080	$28.52	1,940
Fargo, ND	$59,130	$58,940	$28.43	880
Kalamazoo, MI	$59,030	$61,060	$28.38	410
Helena, MT	$58,940	$58,490	$28.34	310
Greeley, CO	$58,820	$57,880	$28.28	560
Muncie, IN	$58,780	$59,890	$28.26	160
Youngstown, OH	$58,660	$56,970	$28.20	460
Dubuque, IA	$58,600	$60,090	$28.17	260
Weirton, WV	$58,340	$58,240	$28.05	160
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$58,330	$56,160	$28.04	790
Grand Rapids, MI	$58,260	$59,000	$28.01	2,840
Pueblo, CO	$58,130	$56,150	$27.95	180
Erie, PA	$58,100	$56,850	$27.93	530
Canton, OH	$58,050	$56,530	$27.91	380
Lancaster, PA	$57,990	$55,690	$27.88	2,750
Cedar Rapids, IA	$57,980	$58,920	$27.88	530
Billings, MT	$57,930	$58,950	$27.85	530
Columbia, MO	$57,900	$56,160	$27.84	510
Augusta, GA	$57,870	$58,930	$27.82	830
Flagstaff, AZ	$57,790	$55,970	$27.79	280
Jackson, MI	$57,770	$56,160	$27.77	130
Lewiston, ID	$57,660	$57,420	$27.72	150
Dayton, OH	$57,510	$58,330	$27.65	950
Louisville, KY	$57,480	$56,520	$27.63	2,990
Dover, DE	$57,460	$52,140	$27.62	270
Sandusky, OH	$57,420	$57,560	$27.61	140
Salt Lake City, UT	$57,360	$59,870	$27.58	6,420
Lebanon, PA	$57,340	$55,760	$27.57	310
Springfield, MO	$57,140	$52,000	$27.47	920
Idaho Falls, ID	$57,060	$52,140	$27.43	750
Minot, ND	$56,990	$58,950	$27.40	160
Prescott Valley, AZ	$56,950	$56,570	$27.38	440
Missoula, MT	$56,900	$57,160	$27.36	400
Grand Forks, ND	$56,860	$57,440	$27.34	290
Monroe, MI	$56,810	$59,750	$27.31	90
Waterloo, IA	$56,780	$55,840	$27.30	260
Bay City, MI	$56,740	$55,520	$27.28	80
Williamsport, PA	$56,730	$53,340	$27.27	170
Nashville, TN	$56,730	$55,770	$27.27	3,040
Traverse City, MI	$56,620	$59,230	$27.22	420
Bismarck, ND	$56,620	$54,670	$27.22	510
Omaha, NE	$56,590	$52,800	$27.21	3,230
Beaumont, TX	$56,580	$58,290	$27.20	1,000
Reading, PA	$56,560	$54,930	$27.19	760
Bangor, ME	$56,560	$57,100	$27.19	430
Niles, MI	$56,480	$54,620	$27.16	180
Farmington, NM	$56,390	$59,720	$27.11	390
Boise, ID	$56,350	$50,850	$27.09	4,080
Manhattan, KS	$56,250	$51,600	$27.04	300
Wausau, WI	$56,090	$49,990	$26.97	370
Charlottesville, VA	$55,930	$56,090	$26.89	630
Cheyenne, WY	$55,910	$56,160	$26.88	310
Wichita, KS	$55,750	$50,930	$26.80	1,210
Lexington, KY	$55,630	$52,030	$26.74	1,200
Spartanburg, SC	$55,350	$51,750	$26.61	300
Topeka, KS	$55,340	$51,210	$26.61	360
Greenville, SC	$55,230	$50,090	$26.55	1,340
Florence, AL	$55,190	$51,740	$26.54	170
Hilton Head Island, SC	$55,160	$49,070	$26.52	440
Ames, IA	$55,060	$55,640	$26.47	210
Joplin, MO	$54,890	$48,540	$26.39	300
Owensboro, KY	$54,870	$52,360	$26.38	210
Charleston, SC	$54,750	$50,380	$26.32	1,240
Baton Rouge, LA	$54,590	$55,630	$26.24	3,490
Florence, SC	$54,580	$49,250	$26.24	130
Sarasota, FL	$54,460	$52,000	$26.18	1,870
Virginia Beach, VA	$54,350	$51,500	$26.13	4,020
Paducah, KY	$54,330	$51,700	$26.12	310
Huntington, WV	$54,320	$52,000	$26.12	780
Tampa, FL	$54,270	$52,130	$26.09	6,010
Provo, UT	$54,220	$53,230	$26.07	3,080
Johnstown, PA	$54,120	$54,560	$26.02	190
Lake Havasu City, AZ	$54,120	$46,980	$26.02	330
Iowa City, IA	$54,090	$49,680	$26.00	360
Salisbury, MD	$54,040	$50,410	$25.98	130
Springfield, OH	$54,040	$48,380	$25.98	60
Miami, FL	$54,030	$51,570	$25.97	10,100
Hagerstown, MD	$53,970	$56,600	$25.95	350
Tucson, AZ	$53,970	$49,110	$25.95	1,380
Austin, TX	$53,850	$50,260	$25.89	2,540
Pocatello, ID	$53,770	$50,700	$25.85	340
Fayetteville, AR	$53,570	$49,070	$25.75	1,130
Las Cruces, NM	$53,540	$57,030	$25.74	250
Richmond, VA	$53,520	$51,870	$25.73	3,070
Knoxville, TN	$53,520	$50,400	$25.73	1,280
Cleveland, TN	$53,490	$48,480	$25.72	80
Sioux City, IA	$53,480	$51,100	$25.71	350
Charlotte, NC	$53,450	$50,960	$25.70	3,730
Winchester, VA	$53,410	$50,180	$25.68	270
Memphis, TN	$53,370	$50,620	$25.66	1,240
Chattanooga, TN	$53,340	$50,760	$25.64	620
New Orleans, LA	$53,310	$50,130	$25.63	1,390
Lincoln, NE	$53,300	$49,910	$25.63	1,020
Chambersburg, PA	$53,290	$48,730	$25.62	300
Columbia, SC	$53,260	$48,070	$25.60	880
Jacksonville, FL	$53,230	$50,540	$25.59	2,500
Ogden, UT	$53,150	$48,270	$25.55	2,150
Oklahoma City, OK	$53,110	$48,940	$25.53	1,420
Decatur, AL	$53,070	$50,950	$25.52	190
Harrisonburg, VA	$53,060	$49,650	$25.51	380
Staunton, VA	$53,040	$48,620	$25.50	290
Houston, TX	$53,000	$49,670	$25.48	9,600
Elizabethtown, KY	$52,980	$49,070	$25.47	190
Wheeling, WV	$52,980	$50,120	$25.47	190
Sioux Falls, SD	$52,940	$49,410	$25.45	1,640
Odessa, TX	$52,730	$52,260	$25.35	180
Morristown, TN	$52,710	$49,110	$25.34	130
Clarksville, TN	$52,690	$49,080	$25.33	290
Durham, NC	$52,650	$51,540	$25.31	520
Muskegon, MI	$52,640	$48,830	$25.31	140
Asheville, NC	$52,620	$51,290	$25.30	750
Bowling Green, KY	$52,450	$52,680	$25.21	480
Fort Myers, FL	$52,220	$49,210	$25.11	2,640
Birmingham, AL	$52,160	$50,400	$25.08	1,660
Myrtle Beach, SC	$52,160	$47,750	$25.08	510
Casper, WY	$52,020	$49,960	$25.01	170
Gettysburg, PA	$51,990	$48,640	$25.00	150
St. George, UT	$51,970	$47,060	$24.98	1,110
Rapid City, SD	$51,940	$48,640	$24.97	870
Logan, UT	$51,930	$49,640	$24.96	490
Wilmington, NC	$51,900	$50,830	$24.95	640
Punta Gorda, FL	$51,880	$48,530	$24.94	340
Atlanta, GA	$51,610	$50,680	$24.81	6,380
Huntsville, AL	$51,600	$48,970	$24.81	430
Charleston, WV	$51,540	$49,060	$24.78	370
Morgantown, WV	$51,530	$49,160	$24.77	450
Sherman, TX	$51,510	$47,740	$24.76	160
Corpus Christi, TX	$51,460	$47,200	$24.74	1,250
Raleigh, NC	$51,460	$50,820	$24.74	2,680
Houma, LA	$51,430	$48,210	$24.73	400
Naples, FL	$51,420	$49,390	$24.72	1,300
Orlando, FL	$51,410	$49,750	$24.72	5,360
Crestview, FL	$51,330	$48,940	$24.68	370
Panama City, FL	$51,320	$49,650	$24.67	400
Johnson City, TN	$51,320	$47,920	$24.67	160
Warner Robins, GA	$51,150	$46,750	$24.59	180
Jackson, TN	$51,100	$47,950	$24.57	170
Winston-Salem, NC	$51,100	$49,940	$24.57	510
Port St. Lucie, FL	$51,010	$48,640	$24.53	1,060
Grand Island, NE	$50,830	$48,350	$24.44	230
Lynchburg, VA	$50,730	$48,270	$24.39	480
Gainesville, FL	$50,660	$48,040	$24.36	390
Hickory, NC	$50,450	$48,260	$24.25	250
Greensboro, NC	$50,430	$49,910	$24.25	760
Goldsboro, NC	$50,330	$49,920	$24.20	60
Sebastian, FL	$50,310	$48,340	$24.19	360
Mobile, AL	$50,250	$48,540	$24.16	630
Dallas, TX	$50,240	$48,740	$24.16	9,480
Little Rock, AR	$50,220	$48,050	$24.15	1,080
Palm Bay, FL	$50,050	$47,770	$24.06	680
Twin Falls, ID	$50,050	$47,470	$24.06	240
Kingsport, TN	$50,040	$48,340	$24.06	390
Slidell, LA	$50,030	$48,310	$24.05	450
Gulfport, MS	$50,020	$49,470	$24.05	530
Killeen, TX	$49,900	$47,570	$23.99	270
Wildwood, FL	$49,780	$47,130	$23.93	140
Pensacola, FL	$49,770	$47,920	$23.93	660
Tuscaloosa, AL	$49,650	$48,870	$23.87	260
San Antonio, TX	$49,470	$48,900	$23.79	2,240
Jackson, MS	$49,470	$49,330	$23.78	660
Blacksburg, VA	$49,410	$47,580	$23.76	340
Auburn, AL	$49,290	$47,610	$23.70	200
Jacksonville, NC	$49,260	$48,880	$23.68	140
Fayetteville, NC	$49,230	$46,800	$23.67	280
Burlington, NC	$49,050	$49,280	$23.58	100
Longview, TX	$49,000	$46,160	$23.56	370
Yuma, AZ	$48,880	$47,910	$23.50	260
College Station, TX	$48,870	$46,970	$23.50	170
Amarillo, TX	$48,840	$47,780	$23.48	350
Victoria, TX	$48,670	$49,460	$23.40	30
Anniston, AL	$48,650	$49,070	$23.39	70
Tulsa, OK	$48,610	$46,810	$23.37	1,320
Pinehurst, NC	$48,550	$47,840	$23.34	90
Parkersburg, WV	$48,510	$47,090	$23.32	170
Shreveport, LA	$48,480	$46,920	$23.31	480
Lafayette, LA	$48,450	$47,440	$23.30	580
Beckley, WV	$48,380	$48,000	$23.26	250
Alexandria, LA	$48,370	$46,760	$23.25	180
Homosassa Springs, FL	$48,260	$45,740	$23.20	150
Ocala, FL	$48,260	$46,600	$23.20	490
Greenville, NC	$48,190	$46,750	$23.17	180
Sebring, FL	$48,160	$47,400	$23.15	90
Deltona, FL	$48,090	$46,670	$23.12	740
Monroe, LA	$48,060	$48,400	$23.11	360
Jonesboro, AR	$47,990	$43,950	$23.07	110
Roanoke, VA	$47,980	$47,050	$23.07	830
Waco, TX	$47,960	$47,340	$23.06	420
Sumter, SC	$47,910	$45,700	$23.03	70
Daphne, AL	$47,840	$46,990	$23.00	270
Gainesville, GA	$47,630	$46,260	$22.90	180
Lakeland, FL	$47,420	$45,970	$22.80	800
Tallahassee, FL	$47,420	$46,870	$22.80	470
Montgomery, AL	$47,200	$47,360	$22.69	300
Hot Springs, AR	$47,050	$43,370	$22.62	130
Sierra Vista, AZ	$47,030	$43,910	$22.61	150
Brunswick, GA	$46,910	$45,110	$22.56	80
Lake Charles, LA	$46,750	$45,930	$22.48	630
Hattiesburg, MS	$46,360	$48,360	$22.29	210
Savannah, GA	$46,300	$44,900	$22.26	330
Texarkana, TX	$45,980	$42,650	$22.11	90
Hammond, LA	$45,970	$45,340	$22.10	130
Columbus, GA	$45,650	$45,070	$21.95	140
Macon, GA	$45,530	$41,670	$21.89	70
Athens, GA	$45,200	$44,740	$21.73	100
Fort Smith, AR	$45,080	$42,420	$21.67	240
Gadsden, AL	$44,950	$41,180	$21.61	30
Rocky Mount, NC	$44,950	$47,490	$21.61	140
Abilene, TX	$44,890	$43,030	$21.58	80
Lubbock, TX	$44,570	$43,500	$21.43	280
El Paso, TX	$44,380	$42,430	$21.34	620
Tyler, TX	$43,920	$44,220	$21.12	140
Wichita Falls, TX	$43,800	$38,620	$21.06	80
San Angelo, TX	$43,490	$41,600	$20.91	60
Laredo, TX	$43,380	$41,540	$20.86	100
Dothan, AL	$43,120	$42,800	$20.73	130
Albany, GA	$41,600	$38,400	$20.00	80
McAllen, TX	$41,510	$41,530	$19.96	310
Valdosta, GA	$41,220	$37,840	$19.82	40
Rome, GA	$40,470	$42,000	$19.46	40
Dalton, GA	$39,450	$42,750	$18.97	40
Guayama, PR	$36,790	$33,410	$17.69	30
Brownsville, TX	$36,490	$35,640	$17.55	250
Mayaguez, PR	$31,930	$33,160	$15.35	130
San Juan, PR	$31,450	$30,530	$15.12	2,350
Ponce, PR	$31,000	$31,200	$14.90	240
Aguadilla, PR	$30,220	$29,750	$14.53	200
Arecibo, PR	$30,150	$29,970	$14.50	110

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Carpenters salary: questions

Where do carpenters make the most money?

In Fairbanks, AK, with an average of $90,730 a year, among the 390 metro areas we cover.

What is the average carpenters salary in the U.S.?

$66,608 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where is carpenters pay the lowest?

Arecibo, PR, at $30,150 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 47-2031.
U.S. metro average: employment-weighted mean of every metro area in the OEWS file (not only the ones listed here).
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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