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Average Salary for Carpenters

SOC 47-2031 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · 2024 data

The median annual wage for Carpenters in the United States is $59,310 ($28.51/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $38,760 at the 10th percentile to $98,370 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 697,740 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 22.7% since 2019.

Median Annual

$59,310

Mean Annual

$64,040

10th Pct

$38,760

75th Pct

$75,620

Employment

697,740

Salary Distribution

$39k
10th
$48k
25th
$59k
Median
$76k
75th
$98k
90th

Highest Paying Metro Areas

Metro Area Median Annual
Urban Honolulu, HI $94,090
Fairbanks-College, AK $83,120
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $82,760
Kahului-Wailuku, HI $82,280
Janesville-Beloit, WI $81,370
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $81,210
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $80,950
Decatur, IL $80,770
Vallejo, CA $80,560
Napa, CA $78,940
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $78,090
Peoria, IL $77,980
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $77,100
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $76,760
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $76,510

Salary by State

State Median Annual
Hawaii $85,970
Illinois $76,410
California $74,820
Washington $73,260
Massachusetts $71,110
District of Columbia $66,100
Alaska $65,150
Minnesota $64,650
New York $63,660
Connecticut $63,510
Nevada $62,240
Vermont $62,220
New Jersey $61,880
Michigan $61,410
Oregon $61,170
Missouri $61,150
Delaware $61,100
Rhode Island $60,510
Indiana $60,510
Wisconsin $60,390
Maryland $60,130
New Hampshire $59,890
Colorado $59,490
Pennsylvania $59,240
Maine $59,190
North Dakota $58,390
Ohio $58,310
Montana $58,110
Wyoming $55,870
Arizona $54,540
Iowa $54,080
New Mexico $52,010
Utah $51,720
Kansas $51,550
Kentucky $50,860
Georgia $50,530
Virgin Islands $50,480
Virginia $50,220
Louisiana $49,660
Nebraska $49,590
Tennessee $49,520
South Carolina $48,910
Idaho $48,530
Texas $48,150
Florida $48,080
Alabama $47,880
Oklahoma $47,740
North Carolina $47,630
West Virginia $47,320
South Dakota $46,500
Arkansas $46,320
Mississippi $46,160
Guam $36,380
Puerto Rico $28,190

National Wage Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $59,310
2023 $56,350
2022 $51,390
2021 $48,260
2020 $49,520
2019 $48,330