SOC 51-7011 · Production Occupations

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters wages by metro

National median annual wage

$46,680

10th percentile: $35,650
25th percentile: $38,830
Median: $46,680
75th percentile: $55,760
90th percentile: $63,720
Mean: $48,290

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 77,170.

That median is 8.4% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Jonesboro, AR	40	$36,750	$66,860	$93,780
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	50	$41,680	$66,040	$66,670
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	70	$46,220	$64,130	$78,800
Barnstable Town, MA	50	$45,590	$63,270	$91,450
Rockford, IL	70	$36,220	$60,900	$63,770
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	50	$43,570	$60,390	$77,150
New Haven, CT	80	$43,860	$60,340	$75,490
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	2,020	$46,080	$60,240	$80,250
Peoria, IL	50	$36,290	$60,040	$62,060
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	660	$47,660	$59,870	$76,790
Reno, NV	110	$39,590	$59,840	$80,210
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	90	$39,440	$59,440	$74,890
Bozeman, MT	110	$41,100	$59,160	$77,090
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	790	$45,430	$59,120	$80,480
Savannah, GA	240	$36,230	$58,670	$73,230
Madison, WI	80	$40,560	$58,620	$72,800
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	320	$45,760	$58,620	$76,140
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	80	$40,810	$57,170	$77,320
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	50	$38,760	$57,110	$73,920
Kingston, NY	50	$45,380	$56,910	$80,600

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,630	$38,020	$47,960	$64,280
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2,370	$28,980	$38,760	$50,600
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	2,020	$46,080	$60,240	$80,250
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,950	$35,290	$45,120	$58,510
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	1,830	$26,480	$46,240	$62,870
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1,420	$38,420	$56,410	$71,970
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1,370	$46,840	$49,650	$70,750
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1,200	$39,650	$45,690	$59,790
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1,170	$38,710	$49,530	$61,440
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,010	$38,970	$52,430	$67,860
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	910	$37,300	$47,680	$69,440
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	900	$36,770	$47,240	$63,390
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	810	$39,290	$47,880	$63,530
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	790	$45,430	$59,120	$80,480
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	790	$37,970	$47,060	$58,710
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	760	$30,160	$39,240	$57,360
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	750	$38,070	$54,890	$73,450
Cleveland, OH	700	$38,360	$51,370	$57,120
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	680	$40,440	$51,020	$76,270
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	660	$39,400	$47,950	$65,480

States and territories

State estimates for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Delaware	60	$31,200	$60,090	$70,110
New York	2,470	$44,440	$58,680	$79,640
Connecticut	740	$41,310	$58,100	$76,690
Massachusetts	1,440	$42,120	$58,040	$79,860
New Hampshire	190	$39,470	$57,980	$72,540
Vermont	360	$44,720	$57,620	$78,800
Rhode Island	80	$40,740	$52,800	$74,730
New Jersey	790	$38,090	$51,760	$76,670
Illinois	2,350	$36,360	$50,160	$71,330
Arkansas	920	$35,170	$50,070	$104,530
Colorado	1,300	$38,500	$49,610	$64,890
Maryland	610	$33,430	$49,180	$68,020
Hawaii	160	$36,070	$49,050	$70,160
California	7,360	$38,740	$49,030	$67,780
Minnesota	2,340	$38,960	$48,740	$63,310
Washington	1,350	$39,590	$48,710	$66,570
Nebraska	230	$37,210	$48,600	$64,780
Michigan	1,120	$39,810	$48,550	$64,420
Maine	940	$36,540	$48,150	$61,290
Montana	510	$37,800	$47,920	$62,240
Nevada	450	$36,400	$47,780	$74,460
South Carolina	710	$34,320	$47,680	$61,350
Pennsylvania	3,300	$37,540	$47,610	$63,610
Ohio	3,110	$35,560	$47,430	$58,960
New Mexico	170	$40,200	$47,210	$59,470
North Dakota	220	$38,380	$47,140	$61,960
Iowa	1,010	$38,410	$47,110	$60,370
Oregon	2,190	$36,610	$46,910	$58,660
Wisconsin	2,070	$38,390	$46,790	$61,040
Tennessee	1,570	$35,780	$46,440	$62,400
Utah	2,120	$35,000	$46,390	$61,120
Wyoming	90	$35,230	$46,380	$58,240
Florida	3,490	$36,650	$46,360	$61,940
North Carolina	2,900	$34,850	$46,010	$58,410
Missouri	1,690	$35,310	$45,980	$58,580
South Dakota	440	$36,670	$45,950	$57,640
Virginia	2,170	$33,280	$45,910	$63,800
Arizona	1,600	$37,760	$45,580	$59,400
Indiana	5,980	$29,700	$45,550	$57,980
Idaho	970	$36,470	$44,870	$61,510
West Virginia	130	$33,000	$42,400	$48,440
Georgia	3,740	$30,930	$42,280	$58,610
Kansas	1,340	$36,970	$41,350	$53,040
Kentucky	920	$34,600	$40,440	$59,530
Louisiana	470	$29,910	$39,280	$52,130
Mississippi	580	$23,750	$38,800	$61,790
Alabama	1,760	$29,680	$38,550	$48,560
Texas	5,530	$28,700	$38,340	$53,210
Oklahoma	1,020	$28,580	$36,630	$59,960
Puerto Rico	570	$21,840	$22,530	$37,620

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters is $46,680. Employment is 77,170.

How does Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters is 8.4% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Jonesboro, AR is highest on this page's list at $66,860.