SOC 47-2031 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Carpenters make in Albuquerque, NM?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Carpenters in Albuquerque, NM is $60,080. The 10th percentile is $41,600 and the 90th percentile is $79,450. Employment is 1,940.

Median annual wage

$60,080

10th percentile
$41,600
25th percentile
$48,280
Median
$60,080
75th percentile
$65,480
90th percentile
$79,450
Mean
$59,310

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Carpenters, the published 10th percentile is $41,600 and the 90th percentile is $79,450. The difference is $37,850, which is 63.0% 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 $48,280 to the 75th at $65,480, covers $17,200.

The mean annual wage is $59,310, which sits below the median of $60,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Albuquerque, NM median is 0.8% lower than the national median of $60,580 for Carpenters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $62,881, which is 3.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.6% higher than the New Mexico median of $59,720.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Albuquerque, NM is 95.546, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Carpenters at $62,881 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Carpenters. Albuquerque, NM ranks 1st of 4 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).).

  • Santa Fe, NM is 39 miles away, with a median of $59,420 and employment of 210. That median is 1.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,162, against $62,881 here.
  • Farmington, NM is 142 miles away, with a median of $59,720 and employment of 390. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,090, against $62,881 here.
  • Las Cruces, NM is 193 miles away, with a median of $57,030 and employment of 250. That median is 5.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,218, against $62,881 here.

Employment share

Carpenters accounts for 0.48% of wage-and-salary employment in Albuquerque, NM (1,940 of 404,700). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (670,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.11 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 Albuquerque, NM · 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 Carpenters make in Albuquerque, NM?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Carpenters in Albuquerque, NM is $60,080. The 10th percentile is $41,600 and the 90th percentile is $79,450. Employment is 1,940.

How does that compare with the national median for Carpenters?

The local median is 0.8% lower than the national median of $60,580.

What is Carpenters pay in Albuquerque, NM after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Albuquerque, NM is 95.546, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $60,080 is $62,881. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Albuquerque, NM compare with nearby metros for Carpenters?

Santa Fe, NM is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 39 miles away, at $59,420. Albuquerque, NM ranks 1st of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.