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Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters salary in California

The median cabinetmakers and bench carpenters in California earns $49,030 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,179 a month.

10th percentile
$38,740
25th percentile
$45,900
Median percentile
$49,030
75th percentile
$59,420
90th percentile
$67,780

Based on 7,360 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$38,144 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,030
Federal income tax−$3,704
Social Security + Medicare−$3,751
California income tax (approx.)−$3,432
Monthly take-home$3,179
Every two weeks$1,467

Does it go far here?

$44,283Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
64%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All cabinetmakers and bench carpenters salaries · Take-home pay in California