Carpenters Salary — Reading, Pennsylvania

The average Carpenters in Reading, Pennsylvania earns $56,560 a year.

$56,560 / year, mean
↓ 15.1% below national average 25th percentile in Pennsylvania

Reading pays below most of Pennsylvania for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's noticeably below the national average for carpenters, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
760
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.9%
Cost of living 97 #83 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1511 #51 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $312,348 #94 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $77,684 #58 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Reading ranks #83 for cost of living and #94 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $89,630 Decatur $88,510 San Jose $87,930 Napa $86,890 Seattle $84,060 Santa Rosa $83,430 Chicago $83,110 Kankakee $82,070 New York $80,560 Vallejo $80,420 San Luis Obispo $80,200 Michigan City $79,860 Bellingham $79,090 Los Angeles $78,600 Santa Cruz $78,270 Portland $77,940 Yuba City $77,830 Trenton $77,380 Mount Vernon $77,330 San Diego $77,240 Kennewick $77,060 Yakima $76,540 Oxnard $75,890 Longview $75,660 Hanford $75,380 Vineland $75,310 Rockford $75,240 Modesto $74,640 Peoria $74,600 Santa Maria $74,380 Bloomington $74,110 Bremerton $74,030 Riverside $73,520 Sacramento $73,480 Stockton $73,330 Merced $72,930 Redding $72,730 Chico $72,380 Salinas $72,380 El Centro $72,270 Springfield $72,180 Corvallis $71,770 Olympia $71,670 Bakersfield $71,400 Fresno $71,030 Elkhart $70,910 Champaign $69,630 Wenatchee $69,630 Visalia $68,800 Spokane $67,510 Columbus $67,480 York $67,470 Atlantic City $67,300 Indianapolis $66,960 Detroit $66,770 Ann Arbor $66,750 Kiryas Joel $66,700 Albany $66,520 Pittsburgh $66,520 Lafayette $66,300 Kokomo $66,080 Binghamton $65,970 Philadelphia $65,930 Eugene $65,630 Lexington Park $65,620 Kingston $65,540 Elmira $65,350 Altoona $65,320 Syracuse $65,290 Buffalo $64,630 Walla Walla $64,610 Baltimore $64,560 Bend $64,160 Ithaca $63,750 Evansville $63,720 Medford $63,430 Albany $63,080 Salem $63,060 Glens Falls $62,880 Lansing $62,800 Rochester $62,720 Battle Creek $62,190 Grants Pass $62,010 Scranton $62,010 South Bend $61,930 Terre Haute $61,880 Allentown $61,870 Bloomington $61,800 Harrisburg $61,180 Utica $61,140 State College $60,990 Fort Wayne $60,940 Saginaw $60,850 Midland $60,840 Flint $60,780 Watertown $60,500 Midland $59,760 Kalamazoo $59,030 Muncie $58,780 Weirton $58,340 Grand Rapids $58,260 Erie $58,100 Lancaster $57,990 Jackson $57,770 Louisville $57,480 Dover $57,460 Lebanon $57,340 Monroe $56,810 Bay City $56,740 Williamsport $56,730 Traverse City $56,620 Beaumont $56,580 Reading $56,560 Niles $56,480 Charlottesville $55,930 Lexington $55,630 Owensboro $54,870 Sarasota $54,460 Virginia Beach $54,350 Paducah $54,330 Huntington $54,320 Tampa $54,270 Johnstown $54,120 Salisbury $54,040 Miami $54,030 Hagerstown $53,970 Austin $53,850 Richmond $53,520 Winchester $53,410 Chambersburg $53,290 Jacksonville $53,230 Harrisonburg $53,060 Staunton $53,040 Houston $53,000 Elizabethtown $52,980 Wheeling $52,980 Odessa $52,730 Muskegon $52,640 Bowling Green $52,450 Fort Myers $52,220 Gettysburg $51,990 Punta Gorda $51,880 Charleston $51,540 Morgantown $51,530 Sherman $51,510 Corpus Christi $51,460 Naples $51,420 Orlando $51,410 Crestview $51,330 Panama City $51,320 Port St. Lucie $51,010 Lynchburg $50,730 Gainesville $50,660 Sebastian $50,310 Dallas $50,240 Palm Bay $50,050 Killeen $49,900 Wildwood $49,780 Pensacola $49,770 San Antonio $49,470 Blacksburg $49,410 Longview $49,000 College Station $48,870 Amarillo $48,840 Victoria $48,670 Parkersburg $48,510 Beckley $48,380 Homosassa Springs $48,260 Ocala $48,260 Sebring $48,160 Deltona $48,090 Roanoke $47,980 Waco $47,960 Lakeland $47,420 Tallahassee $47,420 Texarkana $45,980 Abilene $44,890 Lubbock $44,570 El Paso $44,380 Tyler $43,920 Wichita Falls $43,800 San Angelo $43,490 Laredo $43,380 McAllen $41,510 Brownsville $36,490
CityMean salaryvs. Reading
Abilene, Texas$44,890-20.6%
Albany, Oregon$63,080+11.5%
Albany, New York$66,520+17.6%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$61,870+9.4%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$65,320+15.5%
Amarillo, Texas$48,840-13.6%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$66,750+18.0%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$67,300+19.0%
Austin, Texas$53,850-4.8%
Bakersfield, California$71,400+26.2%
Baltimore, Maryland$64,560+14.1%
Battle Creek, Michigan$62,190+10.0%
Bay City, Michigan$56,740+0.3%
Beaumont, Texas$56,580+0.0%
Beckley, West Virginia$48,380-14.5%
Bellingham, Washington$79,090+39.8%
Bend, Oregon$64,160+13.4%
Binghamton, New York$65,970+16.6%
Blacksburg, Virginia$49,410-12.6%
Bloomington, Illinois$74,110+31.0%
Bloomington, Indiana$61,800+9.3%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$52,450-7.3%
Bremerton, Washington$74,030+30.9%
Brownsville, Texas$36,490-35.5%
Buffalo, New York$64,630+14.3%
Fort Myers, Florida$52,220-7.7%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$53,290-5.8%
Champaign, Illinois$69,630+23.1%
Charleston, West Virginia$51,540-8.9%
Charlottesville, Virginia$55,930-1.1%
Chicago, Illinois$83,110+46.9%
Chico, California$72,380+28.0%
College Station, Texas$48,870-13.6%
Columbus, Indiana$67,480+19.3%
Corpus Christi, Texas$51,460-9.0%
Corvallis, Oregon$71,770+26.9%
Crestview, Florida$51,330-9.2%
Dallas, Texas$50,240-11.2%
Decatur, Illinois$88,510+56.5%
Deltona, Florida$48,090-15.0%
Detroit, Michigan$66,770+18.1%
Dover, Delaware$57,460+1.6%
El Centro, California$72,270+27.8%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$52,980-6.3%
Elkhart, Indiana$70,910+25.4%
Elmira, New York$65,350+15.5%
El Paso, Texas$44,380-21.5%
Erie, Pennsylvania$58,100+2.7%
Eugene, Oregon$65,630+16.0%
Evansville, Indiana$63,720+12.7%
Flint, Michigan$60,780+7.5%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$60,940+7.7%
Fresno, California$71,030+25.6%
Gainesville, Florida$50,660-10.4%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$51,990-8.1%
Glens Falls, New York$62,880+11.2%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$58,260+3.0%
Grants Pass, Oregon$62,010+9.6%
Hagerstown, Maryland$53,970-4.6%
Hanford, California$75,380+33.3%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$61,180+8.2%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$53,060-6.2%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$48,260-14.7%
Houston, Texas$53,000-6.3%
Huntington, West Virginia$54,320-4.0%
Indianapolis, Indiana$66,960+18.4%
Ithaca, New York$63,750+12.7%
Jackson, Michigan$57,770+2.1%
Jacksonville, Florida$53,230-5.9%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$54,120-4.3%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$59,030+4.4%
Kankakee, Illinois$82,070+45.1%
Kennewick, Washington$77,060+36.2%
Killeen, Texas$49,900-11.8%
Kingston, New York$65,540+15.9%
Kiryas Joel, New York$66,700+17.9%
Kokomo, Indiana$66,080+16.8%
Lafayette, Indiana$66,300+17.2%
Lakeland, Florida$47,420-16.2%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$57,990+2.5%
Lansing, Michigan$62,800+11.0%
Laredo, Texas$43,380-23.3%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$57,340+1.4%
Lexington, Kentucky$55,630-1.6%
Lexington Park, Maryland$65,620+16.0%
Longview, Texas$49,000-13.4%
Longview, Washington$75,660+33.8%
Los Angeles, California$78,600+39.0%
Louisville, Kentucky$57,480+1.6%
Lubbock, Texas$44,570-21.2%
Lynchburg, Virginia$50,730-10.3%
McAllen, Texas$41,510-26.6%
Medford, Oregon$63,430+12.1%
Merced, California$72,930+28.9%
Miami, Florida$54,030-4.5%
Michigan City, Indiana$79,860+41.2%
Midland, Michigan$59,760+5.7%
Midland, Texas$60,840+7.6%
Modesto, California$74,640+32.0%
Monroe, Michigan$56,810+0.4%
Morgantown, West Virginia$51,530-8.9%
Mount Vernon, Washington$77,330+36.7%
Muncie, Indiana$58,780+3.9%
Muskegon, Michigan$52,640-6.9%
Napa, California$86,890+53.6%
Naples, Florida$51,420-9.1%
New York, New York$80,560+42.4%
Niles, Michigan$56,480-0.1%
Sarasota, Florida$54,460-3.7%
Ocala, Florida$48,260-14.7%
Odessa, Texas$52,730-6.8%
Olympia, Washington$71,670+26.7%
Orlando, Florida$51,410-9.1%
Owensboro, Kentucky$54,870-3.0%
Oxnard, California$75,890+34.2%
Paducah, Kentucky$54,330-3.9%
Palm Bay, Florida$50,050-11.5%
Panama City, Florida$51,320-9.3%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$48,510-14.2%
Pensacola, Florida$49,770-12.0%
Peoria, Illinois$74,600+31.9%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$65,930+16.6%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$66,520+17.6%
Portland, Oregon$77,940+37.8%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$51,010-9.8%
Punta Gorda, Florida$51,880-8.3%
Redding, California$72,730+28.6%
Richmond, Virginia$53,520-5.4%
Riverside, California$73,520+30.0%
Roanoke, Virginia$47,980-15.2%
Rochester, New York$62,720+10.9%
Rockford, Illinois$75,240+33.0%
Sacramento, California$73,480+29.9%
Saginaw, Michigan$60,850+7.6%
Salem, Oregon$63,060+11.5%
Salinas, California$72,380+28.0%
Salisbury, Maryland$54,040-4.5%
San Angelo, Texas$43,490-23.1%
San Antonio, Texas$49,470-12.5%
San Diego, California$77,240+36.6%
San Francisco, California$89,630+58.5%
San Jose, California$87,930+55.5%
San Luis Obispo, California$80,200+41.8%
Santa Cruz, California$78,270+38.4%
Santa Maria, California$74,380+31.5%
Santa Rosa, California$83,430+47.5%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$62,010+9.6%
Seattle, Washington$84,060+48.6%
Sebastian, Florida$50,310-11.1%
Sebring, Florida$48,160-14.9%
Sherman, Texas$51,510-8.9%
South Bend, Indiana$61,930+9.5%
Spokane, Washington$67,510+19.4%
Springfield, Illinois$72,180+27.6%
State College, Pennsylvania$60,990+7.8%
Staunton, Virginia$53,040-6.2%
Stockton, California$73,330+29.6%
Syracuse, New York$65,290+15.4%
Tallahassee, Florida$47,420-16.2%
Tampa, Florida$54,270-4.0%
Terre Haute, Indiana$61,880+9.4%
Texarkana, Texas$45,980-18.7%
Traverse City, Michigan$56,620+0.1%
Trenton, New Jersey$77,380+36.8%
Tyler, Texas$43,920-22.3%
Utica, New York$61,140+8.1%
Vallejo, California$80,420+42.2%
Victoria, Texas$48,670-13.9%
Vineland, New Jersey$75,310+33.2%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$54,350-3.9%
Visalia, California$68,800+21.6%
Waco, Texas$47,960-15.2%
Walla Walla, Washington$64,610+14.2%
Watertown, New York$60,500+7.0%
Weirton, West Virginia$58,340+3.1%
Wenatchee, Washington$69,630+23.1%
Wheeling, West Virginia$52,980-6.3%
Wichita Falls, Texas$43,800-22.6%
Wildwood, Florida$49,780-12.0%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$56,730+0.3%
Winchester, Virginia$53,410-5.6%
Yakima, Washington$76,540+35.3%
York, Pennsylvania$67,470+19.3%
Yuba City, California$77,830+37.6%
Gross salary
56,560/yr
Estimated take-home
45,890/yr
Est. total withheld
18.9%

Single filer, federal + Pennsylvania state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 47-2031 SOC code
Official area Reading, PA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 39740 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
429,989