Carpenter earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level carpenter earnings begin at:

$31.22 per hour

$64,940 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level carpenter earnings begin at:

$25.72 per hour

$53,510 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level carpenter earnings begin at:

$22.55 per hour

$46,910 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level carpenter earnings begin at:

$19.37 per hour

$40,280 per year

10th percentile

Starting level carpenter earnings begin at:

$16.67 per hour

$34,670 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Carpenter salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Hawaii $85,280
Illinois $79,000
California $75,920
Massachusetts $75,200
Washington $74,190
Alaska $73,860
New York $72,330
Minnesota $64,930
Connecticut $64,060
New Jersey $64,010
Maryland $62,960
Indiana $62,870
Oregon $62,870
Colorado $62,830
Vermont $62,400
Nevada $62,380
Maine $62,160
District of Columbia $61,710
Michigan $61,680
Wisconsin $61,660
New Hampshire $61,200
Missouri $60,840
Rhode Island $60,840
Ohio $60,810
New Mexico $59,720
Pennsylvania $59,370
Delaware $59,200
Montana $58,820
Arizona $58,580
North Dakota $57,890
Iowa $57,710
Kansas $56,960
Wyoming $56,850
Virginia $55,690
Kentucky $52,680
Utah $52,360
Idaho $52,000
Tennessee $50,830
South Carolina $50,670
Nebraska $50,320
Louisiana $49,920
Florida $49,870
Georgia $49,350
North Carolina $49,100
Texas $48,900
West Virginia $48,710
Mississippi $48,650
Alabama $48,220
South Dakota $48,140
Arkansas $47,760
Oklahoma $46,910
Virgin Islands, U.S. $46,640
Guam $36,560
Puerto Rico $22,610

How do carpenter salaries compare to similar careers?

Carpenters earn about the same as related careers in Oklahoma. On average, they make less than welders but more than mining machine operators.

Career Median Salary
Welder salary $50K
Rigger salary $48K
Tile and marble setter salary $44K
Ironworker salary $48K
Pump operator salary $47K
Carpenter salary $47K
Plasterer salary $49K
Roofer salary $44K
Machine assembler salary $45K
Mining machine operator salary $47K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)