Carpenters Salary in Lincoln, NE

Carpenters pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,150 a year or less, while the top 10% make $69,400 or more. The middle half of carpenters in Lincoln earn between $45,130 and $59,850.

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

Carpenters salary after taxes in Lincoln

On the average salary of $53,300, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $43,461 a year, or $3,622 a month and $1,672 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 Lincoln a good place for carpenters? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lincoln area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.6), so the average $53,300 buys what about $58,200 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Lincoln ($49,800). A typical home costs $304,242, or 5.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Carpenters salary in other Nebraska cities

Lincoln ranks 2nd of 3 Nebraska metro areas for this job; Omaha pays the most ($56,590).

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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 Lincoln

• Electricians$63,530 a year
• Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$61,520 a year
• Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$58,900 a year
• Structural Iron and Steel Workers$57,760 a year
• Sheet Metal Workers$57,590 a year
• Glaziers$55,580 a year
• Brickmasons and Blockmasons$55,370 a year
• Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$54,090 a year

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