Carpenters Salary in Anchorage, AK

Carpenters pay range in Anchorage

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,620 a year or less, while the top 10% make $149,320 or more. The middle half of carpenters in Anchorage earn between $59,740 and $91,830.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Carpenters salary after taxes in Anchorage

On the average salary of $78,640, a single filer in Anchorage takes home about $64,153 a year, or $5,346 a month and $2,467 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Alaska's employee unemployment-insurance contribution is not included.

Is Anchorage a good place for carpenters? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Anchorage area are 5% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.4), so the average $78,640 buys what about $74,597 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Anchorage ($60,200). A typical home costs $422,103, or 5.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Carpenters salary in other Alaska cities

Anchorage ranks 2nd of 2 Alaska metro areas for this job; Fairbanks pays the most ($90,730).

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Highest-paying cities for carpenters

Fairbanks, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($90,730).

Carpenters salary by city

Related jobs in Anchorage

• Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$99,060 a year
• Pile Driver Operators$92,380 a year
• Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$89,350 a year
• Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$89,290 a year
• Electricians$86,880 a year
• Sheet Metal Workers$85,540 a year
• Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$84,690 a year
• Insulation Workers, Mechanical$82,910 a year

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