Carpenters salary
The median pay for carpenters in the United States is $60,580 a year. About 670,090 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $40,410
- 25th percentile
- $48,510
- Median percentile
- $60,580
- 75th percentile
- $76,830
- 90th percentile
- $99,910
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Hawaii $85,280
- Illinois $79,000
- California $75,920
- Massachusetts $75,200
- Washington $74,190
- Alaska $73,860
- New York $72,330
- Minnesota $64,930
- Connecticut $64,060
- New Jersey $64,010
- Maryland $62,960
- Indiana $62,870
- Oregon $62,870
- Colorado $62,830
- Vermont $62,400
- Nevada $62,380
- Maine $62,160
- District of Columbia $61,710
- Michigan $61,680
- Wisconsin $61,660
- New Hampshire $61,200
- Missouri $60,840
- Rhode Island $60,840
- Ohio $60,810
- New Mexico $59,720
- Pennsylvania $59,370
- Delaware $59,200
- Montana $58,820
- Arizona $58,580
- North Dakota $57,890
- Iowa $57,710
- Kansas $56,960
- Wyoming $56,850
- Virginia $55,690
- Kentucky $52,680
- Utah $52,360
- Idaho $52,000
- Tennessee $50,830
- South Carolina $50,670
- Nebraska $50,320
- Louisiana $49,920
- Florida $49,870
- Georgia $49,350
- North Carolina $49,100
- Texas $48,900
- West Virginia $48,710
- Mississippi $48,650
- Alabama $48,220
- South Dakota $48,140
- Arkansas $47,760
- Oklahoma $46,910
By metro area
- Kankakee, IL $95,280
- Urban Honolulu, HI $94,310
- Michigan City, IN $91,970
- San Francisco, CA $89,200
- Decatur, IL $87,220
- Fairbanks, AK $84,970
- Oshkosh, WI $84,430
- Kahului, HI $82,110
- Napa, CA $80,590
- Santa Rosa, CA $80,520
- Chicago, IL $80,440
- San Jose, CA $80,190
- Santa Cruz, CA $77,690
- San Luis Obispo, CA $77,220
- Springfield, IL $76,970
- Seattle, WA $76,410
- Vallejo, CA $76,220
- Yuba City, CA $76,100
- Los Angeles, CA $75,740
- Springfield, MA $75,520
- Bloomington, IL $75,470
- Janesville, WI $75,390
- Peoria, IL $75,280
- Boston, MA $75,210
- Santa Maria, CA $75,140
- Merced, CA $74,760
- Sacramento, CA $74,440
- El Centro, CA $74,340
- New York, NY $74,300
- Minneapolis, MN $74,060
- Oxnard, CA $74,060
- Modesto, CA $73,730
- Portland, OR $73,710
- Bellingham, WA $73,260
- Hanford, CA $73,250
- San Diego, CA $73,200
- Worcester, MA $73,010
- Anchorage, AK $72,800
- Rockford, IL $72,770
- Chico, CA $72,290
- Redding, CA $71,750
- St. Louis, MO $70,990
- Riverside, CA $70,880
- Barnstable Town, MA $70,580
- Mount Vernon, WA $69,710
- Stockton, CA $69,160
- Longview, WA $68,550
- Columbus, IN $67,780
- Salinas, CA $67,530
- Champaign, IL $66,980
- Amherst Town, MA $66,830
- Bakersfield, CA $66,540
- Columbus, OH $66,480
- Detroit, MI $65,810
- New Haven, CT $65,750
- Trenton, NJ $65,690
- Elkhart, IN $65,520
- Ann Arbor, MI $65,170
- Indianapolis, IN $65,070
- Bremerton, WA $65,000
- Denver, CO $64,910
- Hartford, CT $64,770
- Evansville, IN $64,690
- Norwich, CT $64,500
- Visalia, CA $64,390
- Kennewick, WA $64,320
- Portland, ME $64,300
- Lansing, MI $64,270
- Milwaukee, WI $63,910
- Cape Girardeau, MO $63,740
- Carson City, NV $63,660
- Wenatchee, WA $63,640
- Rochester, MN $63,610
- Kiryas Joel, NY $63,540
- Buffalo, NY $63,500
- Madison, WI $63,480
- Fresno, CA $63,470
- Vineland, NJ $63,440
- Midland, MI $63,380
- Yakima, WA $63,300
- Corvallis, OR $63,290
- Olympia, WA $63,260
- Bridgeport, CT $63,210
- Lafayette, IN $63,050
- Pittsfield, MA $63,050
- Lexington Park, MD $62,880
- Burlington, VT $62,790
- Sheboygan, WI $62,760
- Eugene, OR $62,590
- Fond du Lac, WI $62,550
- Appleton, WI $62,490
- Bozeman, MT $62,450
- Baltimore, MD $62,380
- Las Vegas, NV $62,380
- Reno, NV $62,350
- Syracuse, NY $62,250
- Waterbury, CT $62,250
- Saginaw, MI $62,240
- Battle Creek, MI $62,140
- Binghamton, NY $62,000
- Providence, RI $61,910
- Spokane, WA $61,900
- Kansas City, MO $61,810
- Philadelphia, PA $61,780
- South Bend, IN $61,690
- Bend, OR $61,640
- Bloomington, IN $61,360
- Des Moines, IA $61,360
- Flint, MI $61,360
- Manchester, NH $61,300
- Elmira, NY $61,190
- Pittsburgh, PA $61,180
- York, PA $61,160
- Mankato, MN $61,150
- Kingston, NY $61,140
- Akron, OH $61,070
- Toledo, OH $61,070
- Kalamazoo, MI $61,060
- Kokomo, IN $61,000
- Lewiston, ME $60,950