Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying states for cabinetmakers and bench carpenters

Delaware leads at $60,090 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
Delaware$60,090$44,350–$61,650
New York$58,680$48,300–$71,100
Connecticut$58,100$46,910–$67,140
Massachusetts$58,040$46,830–$64,780
New Hampshire$57,980$47,850–$63,140
Vermont$57,620$46,820–$66,890
Rhode Island$52,800$49,970–$60,240
New Jersey$51,760$44,190–$71,500
Illinois$50,160$40,690–$65,780
Arkansas$50,070$38,590–$84,680
Colorado$49,610$44,880–$61,250
Maryland$49,180$39,080–$59,060
Hawaii$49,050$40,160–$61,600
California$49,030$45,900–$59,420
Minnesota$48,740$46,270–$59,110
Washington$48,710$45,660–$59,790
Nebraska$48,600$39,140–$60,490
Michigan$48,550$46,010–$58,240
Maine$48,150$41,140–$58,770
Montana$47,920$41,100–$59,280
Nevada$47,780$41,980–$60,740
South Carolina$47,680$38,030–$51,540
Pennsylvania$47,610$40,890–$59,240
Ohio$47,430$38,810–$51,500
New Mexico$47,210$44,650–$54,830
North Dakota$47,140$40,240–$50,780
Iowa$47,110$44,110–$56,740
Oregon$46,910$40,300–$51,620
Wisconsin$46,790$40,560–$56,680
Tennessee$46,440$38,470–$49,840
Utah$46,390$38,090–$49,830
Wyoming$46,380$38,860–$54,190
Florida$46,360$38,720–$50,020
North Carolina$46,010$38,250–$49,780
Missouri$45,980$37,900–$49,960
South Dakota$45,950$38,340–$50,140
Virginia$45,910$38,570–$55,590
Arizona$45,580$42,950–$49,960
Indiana$45,550$37,440–$47,300
Idaho$44,870$38,830–$48,590
West Virginia$42,400$37,300–$44,880
Georgia$42,280$36,590–$47,800
Kansas$41,350$37,910–$47,450
Kentucky$40,440$37,320–$48,940
Louisiana$39,280$36,410–$46,260
Mississippi$38,800$29,330–$50,330
Alabama$38,550$36,110–$45,360
Texas$38,340$34,790–$45,750
Oklahoma$36,630$33,280–$47,630

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.