Carpenters Salary in Gainesville, GA

Carpenters pay range in Gainesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,540 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,640 or more. The middle half of carpenters in Gainesville earn between $39,210 and $55,000.

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

Carpenters salary after taxes in Gainesville

On the average salary of $47,630, a single filer in Gainesville takes home about $38,822 a year, or $3,235 a month and $1,493 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Gainesville area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.8), so the average $47,630 buys what about $49,222 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Gainesville ($45,900). A typical home costs $393,150, or 8.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Carpenters salary in other Georgia cities

Gainesville ranks 4th of 13 Georgia metro areas for this job; Augusta pays the most ($57,870).

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Highest-paying cities for carpenters

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

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Related jobs in Gainesville

• Electricians$58,760 a year
• Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$55,150 a year
• Glaziers$51,110 a year
• Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$48,520 a year
• Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$46,860 a year
• Sheet Metal Workers$46,440 a year
• Painters, Construction and Maintenance$46,270 a year
• Pipelayers$44,620 a year

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