SOC 51-7011 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters make in Burlington-South Burlington, VT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters in Burlington-South Burlington, VT is $64,130. The 10th percentile is $46,220 and the 90th percentile is $78,800. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$64,130

10th percentile
$46,220
25th percentile
$48,230
Median
$64,130
75th percentile
$75,550
90th percentile
$78,800
Mean
$61,610

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters, the published 10th percentile is $46,220 and the 90th percentile is $78,800. The difference is $32,580, which is 50.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $48,230 to the 75th at $75,550, covers $27,320.

The mean annual wage is $61,610, which sits below the median of $64,130. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Burlington-South Burlington, VT median is 37.4% higher than the national median of $46,680 for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,527, which is 36.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.3% higher than the Vermont median of $57,620.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Burlington-South Burlington, VT is 100.949, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $64,130 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters at $63,527 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters. Burlington-South Burlington, VT ranks 1st of 9 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 139 miles away, with a median of $51,020 and employment of 90. That median is 20.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,242, against $63,527 here.
  • Lewiston-Auburn, ME is 144 miles away, with a median of $47,030 and employment of 100. That median is 26.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,643, against $63,527 here.
  • Portland-South Portland, ME is 148 miles away, with a median of $50,260 and employment of 420. That median is 21.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,343, against $63,527 here.

Employment share

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Burlington-South Burlington, VT (70 of 120,150). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (77,170 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.17 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Burlington-South Burlington, VT · Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters make in Burlington-South Burlington, VT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters in Burlington-South Burlington, VT is $64,130. The 10th percentile is $46,220 and the 90th percentile is $78,800. Employment is 70.

How does that compare with the national median for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters?

The local median is 37.4% higher than the national median of $46,680.

What is Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters pay in Burlington-South Burlington, VT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Burlington-South Burlington, VT is 100.949, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $64,130 is $63,527. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Burlington-South Burlington, VT compare with nearby metros for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters?

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 139 miles away, at $51,020. Burlington-South Burlington, VT ranks 1st of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.