SOC 51-7011 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters make in Evansville, IN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters in Evansville, IN is $48,800. The 10th percentile is $36,510 and the 90th percentile is $63,870. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$48,800

10th percentile
$36,510
25th percentile
$41,740
Median
$48,800
75th percentile
$53,600
90th percentile
$63,870
Mean
$49,330

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters, the published 10th percentile is $36,510 and the 90th percentile is $63,870. The difference is $27,360, which is 56.1% 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 $41,740 to the 75th at $53,600, covers $11,860.

The mean annual wage is $49,330, which sits above the median of $48,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Evansville, IN median is 4.5% higher than the national median of $46,680 for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,317, which is 14.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.1% higher than the Indiana median of $45,550.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Evansville, IN is 91.528, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters at $53,317 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. Evansville, IN ranks 3rd 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).).

  • Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 103 miles away, with a median of $45,830 and employment of 510. That median is 6.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,240, against $53,317 here.
  • Columbus, IN is 121 miles away, with a median of $37,450 and employment of 60. That median is 23.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,268, against $53,317 here.
  • Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is 129 miles away, with a median of $38,440 and employment of 40. That median is 21.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,657, against $53,317 here.

Employment share

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Evansville, IN (60 of 135,250). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (77,170 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.89 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 Evansville, IN · 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 Evansville, IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters in Evansville, IN is $48,800. The 10th percentile is $36,510 and the 90th percentile is $63,870. Employment is 60.

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

The local median is 4.5% higher than the national median of $46,680.

What is Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters pay in Evansville, IN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Evansville, IN is 91.528, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $48,800 is $53,317. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Evansville, IN compare with nearby metros for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters?

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 103 miles away, at $45,830. Evansville, IN ranks 3rd of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.