How much do Helpers--Carpenters make in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Percentile spread

For Helpers--Carpenters, the published 10th percentile is $31,720 and the 90th percentile is $53,020. The difference is $21,300, which is 54.9% 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 $37,080 to the 75th at $53,020, covers $15,940.

The mean annual wage is $41,480, which sits above the median of $38,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI median is 11.4% lower than the national median of $43,780 for Helpers--Carpenters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,685, which is 11.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.7% lower than the Michigan median of $44,960.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 100.298, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Carpenters at $38,685 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Helpers--Carpenters. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ranks 2nd of 2 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).).

• Cleveland, OH is 116 miles away, with a median of $44,760 and employment of 90. That median is 15.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,656, against $38,685 here.