Carpenters Salary in Springfield, IL

Carpenters pay range in Springfield

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,660 a year or less, while the top 10% make $97,940 or more. The middle half of carpenters in Springfield earn between $55,150 and $82,520.

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

Carpenters salary after taxes in Springfield

On the average salary of $72,180, a single filer in Springfield takes home about $56,177 a year, or $4,681 a month and $2,161 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Springfield area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $72,180 buys what about $77,826 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Springfield ($52,670). A typical home costs $200,409, or 2.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Carpenters salary in other Illinois cities

Springfield ranks 7th of 8 Illinois metro areas for this job; Decatur pays the most ($88,510).

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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 Springfield

• Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$87,330 a year
• Electricians$83,990 a year
• Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$83,790 a year
• Sheet Metal Workers$83,650 a year
• Roofers$78,500 a year
• Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$77,050 a year
• Structural Iron and Steel Workers$76,990 a year
• Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$66,540 a year

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