SOC 51-7011 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters make in Jonesboro, AR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters in Jonesboro, AR is $66,860. The 10th percentile is $36,750 and the 90th percentile is $93,780. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$66,860

10th percentile
$36,750
25th percentile
$49,810
Median
$66,860
75th percentile
$66,860
90th percentile
$93,780
Mean
$64,070

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters, the published 10th percentile is $36,750 and the 90th percentile is $93,780. The difference is $57,030, which is 85.3% 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 $49,810 to the 75th at $66,860, covers $17,050.

The mean annual wage is $64,070, which sits below the median of $66,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jonesboro, AR median is 43.2% higher than the national median of $46,680 for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $77,856, which is 66.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 33.5% higher than the Arkansas median of $50,070.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jonesboro, AR is 85.876, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $66,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters at $77,856 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters. Jonesboro, AR ranks 1st of 7 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).).

  • Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 67 miles away, with a median of $44,030 and employment of 120. That median is 34.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,766, against $77,856 here.
  • Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 118 miles away, with a median of $47,270 and employment of 220. That median is 29.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,896, against $77,856 here.
  • Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is 123 miles away, with a median of $38,440 and employment of 40. That median is 42.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,657, against $77,856 here.

Employment share

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Jonesboro, AR (40 of 60,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (77,170 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.33 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters make in Jonesboro, AR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters in Jonesboro, AR is $66,860. The 10th percentile is $36,750 and the 90th percentile is $93,780. Employment is 40.

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

The local median is 43.2% higher than the national median of $46,680.

What is Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters pay in Jonesboro, AR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jonesboro, AR is 85.876, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $66,860 is $77,856. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Jonesboro, AR compare with nearby metros for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters?

Memphis, TN-MS-AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 67 miles away, at $44,030. Jonesboro, AR ranks 1st of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.