How much do Carpenters make in Tuscaloosa, AL?

Percentile spread

For Carpenters, the published 10th percentile is $36,190 and the 90th percentile is $59,900. The difference is $23,710, which is 48.5% 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 $42,670 to the 75th at $57,900, covers $15,230.

The mean annual wage is $49,650, which sits above the median of $48,870. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tuscaloosa, AL median is 19.3% lower than the national median of $60,580 for Carpenters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,710, which is 8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.3% higher than the Alabama median of $48,220.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tuscaloosa, AL is 87.722, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,870 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Carpenters at $55,710 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

21 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Carpenters. Tuscaloosa, AL ranks 11th of 22 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).).

• Birmingham, AL is 62 miles away, with a median of $50,400 and employment of 1,660. That median is 3.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,995, against $55,710 here.
• Montgomery, AL is 96 miles away, with a median of $47,360 and employment of 300. That median is 3.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,809, against $55,710 here.
• Decatur, AL is 104 miles away, with a median of $50,950 and employment of 190. That median is 4.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,421, against $55,710 here.

Employment share

Carpenters accounts for 0.24% of wage-and-salary employment in Tuscaloosa, AL (260 of 108,460). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (670,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.56 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.