How much do Carpenters make in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC?

Percentile spread

For Carpenters, the published 10th percentile is $34,950 and the 90th percentile is $61,540. The difference is $26,590, which is 55.6% 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 $40,520 to the 75th at $58,010, covers $17,490.

The mean annual wage is $48,550, which sits above the median of $47,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC median is 21% lower than the national median of $60,580 for Carpenters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,157, which is 10.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.6% lower than the North Carolina median of $49,100.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC is 88.336, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Carpenters at $54,157 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

30 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Carpenters. Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC ranks 24th of 31 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).).

• Fayetteville, NC is 34 miles away, with a median of $46,800 and employment of 280. That median is 2.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,882, against $54,157 here.
• Burlington, NC is 51 miles away, with a median of $49,280 and employment of 100. That median is 3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,878, against $54,157 here.
• Greensboro-High Point, NC is 52 miles away, with a median of $49,910 and employment of 760. That median is 4.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,745, against $54,157 here.

Employment share

Carpenters accounts for 0.21% of wage-and-salary employment in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC (90 of 42,900). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (670,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.49 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.