United States
Carpenters salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$59,310
Carpenters in the United States earn a median of $59,310 a year, about $28.51 an hour.
Median
$59,310
per year
Hourly
$28.51
as published
Mean
$64,040
pulled up by top earners
Workers
697,740
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $74,820 | +26% |
| New York | State | $63,660 | +7% |
| Florida | State | $48,080 | -19% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $69,680 | +17% |
| Texas | State | $48,150 | -19% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $73,840 | +24% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $59,240 | -0% |
| Washington | State | $73,260 | +24% |
| Illinois | State | $76,410 | +29% |
| Michigan | State | $61,410 | +4% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $76,510 | +29% |
| Massachusetts | State | $71,110 | +20% |
| Virginia | State | $50,220 | -15% |
| Arizona | State | $54,540 | -8% |
| Ohio | State | $58,310 | -2% |
| Oregon | State | $61,170 | +3% |
| Missouri | State | $61,150 | +3% |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Metro | $65,050 | +10% |
| Wisconsin | State | $60,390 | +2% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $76,760 | +29% |
| Indiana | State | $60,510 | +2% |
| Minnesota | State | $64,650 | +9% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Metro | $59,030 | -0% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $80,950 | +36% |
| Utah | State | $51,720 | -13% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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