How much do Carpenters make in Michigan City-La Porte, IN?

Percentile spread

For Carpenters, the published 10th percentile is $49,910 and the 90th percentile is $91,980. The difference is $42,070, which is 45.7% 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 $68,990 to the 75th at $91,970, covers $22,980.

The mean annual wage is $79,860, which sits below the median of $91,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Michigan City-La Porte, IN median is 51.8% higher than the national median of $60,580 for Carpenters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $100,314, which is 65.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 46.3% higher than the Indiana median of $62,870.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Michigan City-La Porte, IN is 91.682, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $91,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Carpenters at $100,314 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

43 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Carpenters. Michigan City-La Porte, IN ranks 2nd of 44 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).).

• Niles, MI is 17 miles away, with a median of $54,620 and employment of 180. That median is 40.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,132, against $100,314 here.
• South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI is 36 miles away, with a median of $61,690 and employment of 500. That median is 32.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,435, against $100,314 here.
• Elkhart-Goshen, IN is 46 miles away, with a median of $65,520 and employment of 1,170. That median is 28.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,538, against $100,314 here.

Employment share

Carpenters accounts for 0.64% of wage-and-salary employment in Michigan City-La Porte, IN (260 of 40,840). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (670,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.48 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.