How much do Helpers--Carpenters make in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA?

Percentile spread

For Helpers--Carpenters, the published 10th percentile is $22,270 and the 90th percentile is $51,880. The difference is $29,610, which is 66.2% 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 $22,270 to the 75th at $46,580, covers $24,310.

The mean annual wage is $37,720, which sits below the median of $44,710. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA median is 2.1% higher than the national median of $43,780 for Helpers--Carpenters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,790, which is 9.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.9% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $43,880.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is 93.556, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,710 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Carpenters at $47,790 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Helpers--Carpenters. Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA ranks 7th of 16 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).).

• Lancaster, PA is 90 miles away, with a median of $38,780 and employment of 40. That median is 13.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,468, against $47,790 here.
• Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 98 miles away, with a median of $49,680 and employment of 70. That median is 11.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,402, against $47,790 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 103 miles away, with a median of $41,260 and employment of 340. That median is 7.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,232, against $47,790 here.