Salary by Metro

SOC 47-2031 · Construction and Extraction Occupations

Carpenters wages by metro

National median annual wage

$60,580

10th percentile
$40,410
25th percentile
$48,510
Median
$60,580
75th percentile
$76,830
90th percentile
$99,910
Mean
$65,630

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 670,090.

That median is 18.8% higher 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 Carpenters.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Kankakee, IL120$47,730$95,280$98,880
Urban Honolulu, HI3,120$53,860$94,310$115,470
Michigan City-La Porte, IN260$49,910$91,970$91,980
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA14,010$59,020$89,200$132,760
Decatur, IL180$50,050$87,220$118,460
Fairbanks-College, AK280$53,450$84,970$152,370
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI650$48,660$84,430$100,270
Kahului-Wailuku, HI700$49,530$82,110$120,640
Napa, CA650$54,870$80,590$133,250
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA2,150$51,070$80,520$121,490
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN14,220$41,220$80,440$118,450
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA4,460$55,210$80,190$133,860
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA700$48,220$77,690$114,300
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA820$48,460$77,220$128,350
Springfield, IL290$43,660$76,970$97,940
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA14,970$58,090$76,410$123,750
Vallejo, CA660$51,050$76,220$126,820
Yuba City, CA220$48,160$76,100$116,880
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA30,600$46,860$75,740$117,430
Springfield, MA660$49,470$75,520$100,510

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Carpenters jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ34,210$46,860$74,300$123,810
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA30,600$46,860$75,740$117,430
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA14,970$58,090$76,410$123,750
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD14,260$45,690$61,780$98,470
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN14,220$41,220$80,440$118,450
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA14,010$59,020$89,200$132,760
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV13,280$47,150$60,800$90,590
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA12,970$46,430$70,880$111,960
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH12,720$48,820$75,210$124,190
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ12,710$39,820$60,320$77,790
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI10,200$49,920$74,060$100,830
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL10,100$38,510$51,570$72,540
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA9,730$45,640$74,440$114,760
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX9,600$39,470$49,670$68,500
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX9,480$36,440$48,740$63,880
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV9,310$41,430$62,380$102,910
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA9,210$47,440$73,710$108,440
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA8,710$47,310$73,200$117,580
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI7,610$47,560$65,810$82,790
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO7,250$48,160$64,910$89,990

States and territories

State estimates for Carpenters, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Hawaii4,810$52,760$85,280$115,900
Illinois19,570$39,890$79,000$117,660
California100,750$47,490$75,920$119,950
Massachusetts18,540$48,230$75,200$122,880
Washington26,960$52,330$74,190$119,920
Alaska2,560$49,060$73,860$151,530
New York40,630$46,860$72,330$122,400
Minnesota14,930$46,590$64,930$99,130
Connecticut5,160$49,140$64,060$88,000
New Jersey14,230$43,680$64,010$121,490
Maryland9,770$43,930$62,960$94,970
Indiana15,240$45,510$62,870$90,700
Oregon15,110$43,800$62,870$106,360
Colorado12,740$47,020$62,830$90,740
Vermont3,080$47,840$62,400$76,850
Nevada12,700$41,670$62,380$102,360
Maine5,170$47,130$62,160$78,240
District of Columbia1,540$47,840$61,710$80,720
Michigan18,590$44,550$61,680$81,860
Wisconsin13,880$45,110$61,660$93,040
New Hampshire3,760$45,500$61,200$92,410
Missouri14,410$38,700$60,840$96,310
Rhode Island2,580$47,840$60,840$89,670
Ohio18,450$42,290$60,810$81,140
New Mexico3,630$40,100$59,720$77,790
Pennsylvania30,630$42,970$59,370$92,110
Delaware2,250$45,160$59,200$81,320
Montana4,030$43,010$58,820$77,140
Arizona16,230$38,830$58,580$75,950
North Dakota2,360$43,860$57,890$76,760
Iowa5,770$39,040$57,710$76,540
Kansas5,210$38,860$56,960$88,090
Wyoming2,260$44,710$56,850$80,800
Virginia20,460$38,230$55,690$74,250
Kentucky8,540$36,760$52,680$72,960
Utah15,220$36,560$52,360$75,170
Idaho8,380$36,850$52,000$75,710
Virgin Islands270$31,390$51,730$68,540
Tennessee8,200$37,460$50,830$66,450
South Carolina6,950$36,010$50,670$79,040
Nebraska5,710$38,920$50,320$72,800
Louisiana8,990$34,100$49,920$69,310
Florida39,300$36,910$49,870$69,950
Georgia9,190$34,890$49,350$63,470
North Carolina13,480$35,620$49,100$63,160
Texas33,540$36,980$48,900$65,920
West Virginia3,670$35,900$48,710$70,060
Mississippi2,950$34,670$48,650$63,440
Alabama5,560$34,430$48,220$63,140
South Dakota4,560$37,720$48,140$65,890
Arkansas4,030$36,400$47,760$70,550
Oklahoma3,820$34,670$46,910$64,940
Guam1,510$35,210$36,910$47,470
Puerto Rico3,180$26,310$30,530$36,560

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Carpenters?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Carpenters is $60,580. Employment is 670,090.

How does Carpenters pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Carpenters is 18.8% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Carpenters?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Kankakee, IL is highest on this page's list at $95,280.