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

How much do Carpenters make in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Carpenters in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is $56,570. The 10th percentile is $39,810 and the 90th percentile is $77,960. Employment is 440.

Median annual wage

$56,570

10th percentile
$39,810
25th percentile
$47,190
Median
$56,570
75th percentile
$63,100
90th percentile
$77,960
Mean
$56,950

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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A welder at a bench, 2014. Photograph by Chetan Menaria. Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Percentile spread

For Carpenters, the published 10th percentile is $39,810 and the 90th percentile is $77,960. The difference is $38,150, which is 67.4% 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 $47,190 to the 75th at $63,100, covers $15,910.

The mean annual wage is $56,950, which sits above the median of $56,570. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ median is 6.6% lower than the national median of $60,580 for Carpenters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $57,575, which is 5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.4% lower than the Arizona median of $58,580.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 98.255, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $56,570 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Carpenters at $57,575 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Carpenters. Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ ranks 4th of 9 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).).

  • Flagstaff, AZ is 94 miles away, with a median of $55,970 and employment of 280. That median is 1.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,789, against $57,575 here.
  • Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is 100 miles away, with a median of $46,980 and employment of 330. That median is 17% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,927, against $57,575 here.
  • Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 104 miles away, with a median of $60,320 and employment of 12,710. That median is 6.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,384, against $57,575 here.

Employment share

Carpenters accounts for 0.61% of wage-and-salary employment in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ (440 of 72,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (670,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.41 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 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ · 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 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Carpenters in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is $56,570. The 10th percentile is $39,810 and the 90th percentile is $77,960. Employment is 440.

How does that compare with the national median for Carpenters?

The local median is 6.6% lower than the national median of $60,580.

What is Carpenters pay in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 98.255, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $56,570 is $57,575. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ compare with nearby metros for Carpenters?

Flagstaff, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 94 miles away, at $55,970. Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ ranks 4th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.