How much do Carpenters make in Lawrence, KS?

Percentile spread

For Carpenters, the published 10th percentile is $47,180 and the 90th percentile is $95,450. The difference is $48,270, which is 80.7% 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 $50,650 to the 75th at $95,450, covers $44,800.

The mean annual wage is $68,080, which sits above the median of $59,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lawrence, KS median is 1.3% lower than the national median of $60,580 for Carpenters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $66,266, which is 9.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5% higher than the Kansas median of $56,960.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lawrence, KS is 90.243, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Carpenters at $66,266 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Carpenters. Lawrence, KS ranks 3rd of 13 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).).

• Topeka, KS is 29 miles away, with a median of $51,210 and employment of 360. That median is 14.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,656, against $66,266 here.
• Kansas City, MO-KS is 46 miles away, with a median of $61,810 and employment of 4,540. That median is 3.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,791, against $66,266 here.
• St. Joseph, MO-KS is 70 miles away, with a median of $60,150 and employment of 220. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,633, against $66,266 here.

Employment share

Carpenters accounts for 0.54% of wage-and-salary employment in Lawrence, KS (280 of 51,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (670,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.26 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.