Carpenters salary by location
National median: $60,580 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee, IL | metropolitan | $95,280 | +57.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $94,310 | +55.7% | 3,120 | 2025 |
| Michigan City, IN | metropolitan | $91,970 | +51.8% | 260 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $89,200 | +47.2% | 14,010 | 2025 |
| Decatur, IL | metropolitan | $87,220 | +44.0% | 180 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $85,280 | +40.8% | 4,810 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $84,970 | +40.3% | 280 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $84,430 | +39.4% | 650 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $82,110 | +35.5% | 700 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $80,590 | +33.0% | 650 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $80,520 | +32.9% | 2,150 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $80,440 | +32.8% | 14,220 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $80,190 | +32.4% | 4,460 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $79,000 | +30.4% | 19,570 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $77,690 | +28.2% | 700 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $77,220 | +27.5% | 820 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $76,970 | +27.1% | 290 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $76,410 | +26.1% | 14,970 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $76,220 | +25.8% | 660 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $76,100 | +25.6% | 220 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $75,920 | +25.3% | 100,750 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $75,740 | +25.0% | 30,600 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $75,520 | +24.7% | 660 | 2025 |
| Bloomington, IL | metropolitan | $75,470 | +24.6% | 170 | 2025 |
| Janesville, WI | metropolitan | $75,390 | +24.4% | 360 | 2025 |
| Peoria, IL | metropolitan | $75,280 | +24.3% | 780 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $75,210 | +24.1% | 12,720 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $75,200 | +24.1% | 18,540 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $75,140 | +24.0% | 1,100 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | metropolitan | $74,760 | +23.4% | 350 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $74,440 | +22.9% | 9,730 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $74,340 | +22.7% | 140 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $74,300 | +22.6% | 34,210 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $74,190 | +22.5% | 26,960 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $74,060 | +22.3% | 10,200 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $74,060 | +22.3% | 2,050 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $73,860 | +21.9% | 2,560 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $73,730 | +21.7% | 1,430 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $73,710 | +21.7% | 9,210 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $73,260 | +20.9% | 950 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | metropolitan | $73,250 | +20.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $73,200 | +20.8% | 8,710 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $73,010 | +20.5% | 1,590 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $72,800 | +20.2% | 1,460 | 2025 |
| Rockford, IL | metropolitan | $72,770 | +20.1% | 810 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $72,330 | +19.4% | 40,630 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $72,290 | +19.3% | 390 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $71,750 | +18.4% | 310 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $70,990 | +17.2% | 7,210 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $70,880 | +17.0% | 12,970 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $70,580 | +16.5% | 1,280 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $69,710 | +15.1% | 540 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $69,160 | +14.2% | 1,260 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $68,550 | +13.2% | 360 | 2025 |
| Columbus, IN | metropolitan | $67,780 | +11.9% | 190 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $67,530 | +11.5% | 1,210 | 2025 |
| Champaign, IL | metropolitan | $66,980 | +10.6% | 310 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $66,830 | +10.3% | 350 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $66,540 | +9.8% | 1,100 | 2025 |
| Columbus, OH | metropolitan | $66,480 | +9.7% | 3,620 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $65,810 | +8.6% | 7,610 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $65,750 | +8.5% | 730 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $65,690 | +8.4% | 610 | 2025 |
| Elkhart, IN | metropolitan | $65,520 | +8.2% | 1,170 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $65,170 | +7.6% | 640 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $65,070 | +7.4% | 4,960 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $65,000 | +7.3% | 940 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $64,930 | +7.2% | 14,930 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $64,910 | +7.1% | 7,250 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $64,770 | +6.9% | 1,660 | 2025 |
| Evansville, IN | metropolitan | $64,690 | +6.8% | 790 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $64,500 | +6.5% | 740 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $64,390 | +6.3% | 650 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $64,320 | +6.2% | 1,310 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $64,300 | +6.1% | 2,230 | 2025 |
| Lansing, MI | metropolitan | $64,270 | +6.1% | 1,120 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $64,060 | +5.7% | 5,160 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $64,010 | +5.7% | 14,230 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $63,910 | +5.5% | 3,310 | 2025 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO | metropolitan | $63,740 | +5.2% | 180 | 2025 |
| Carson City, NV | metropolitan | $63,660 | +5.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $63,640 | +5.1% | 400 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $63,610 | +5.0% | 460 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $63,540 | +4.9% | 2,140 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $63,500 | +4.8% | 2,440 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $63,480 | +4.8% | 2,320 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $63,470 | +4.8% | 1,790 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $63,440 | +4.7% | 180 | 2025 |
| Midland, MI | metropolitan | $63,380 | +4.6% | 250 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $63,300 | +4.5% | 480 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $63,290 | +4.5% | 260 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $63,260 | +4.4% | 800 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $63,210 | +4.3% | 1,100 | 2025 |
| Lafayette, IN | metropolitan | $63,050 | +4.1% | 300 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $63,050 | +4.1% | 430 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $62,960 | +3.9% | 9,770 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $62,880 | +3.8% | 210 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $62,870 | +3.8% | 15,240 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $62,870 | +3.8% | 15,110 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $62,830 | +3.7% | 12,740 | 2025 |