Carpenters Salary Data
Compare carpenters pay across 345 U.S. cities to find where your skills are worth the most.
Highest-Paying Cities for Carpenters
Top 20 cities ranked by median salary.
Best States for Carpenters
States ranked by average salary across 345 cities.
Carpenters salaries by city
Carpenters pay across 51 states and 372 cities. Expand a state to see every city we have data for.
AK2 cities
AL12 cities
AZ7 cities
CA25 cities
- San Francisco$89,200
- Napa$80,590
- Santa Rosa$80,520
- San Jose$80,190
- Santa Cruz$77,690
- San Luis Obispo$77,220
- Vallejo$76,220
- Yuba City$76,100
- Los Angeles$75,740
- Santa Maria$75,140
- Merced$74,760
- Sacramento$74,440
- El Centro$74,340
- Oxnard$74,060
- Modesto$73,730
- Hanford$73,250
- San Diego$73,200
- Chico$72,290
- Redding$71,750
- Riverside$70,880
- Stockton$69,160
- Salinas$67,530
- Bakersfield$66,540
- Visalia$64,390
- Fresno$63,470
CO7 cities
DC1 cities
DE1 cities
FL21 cities
- Tampa$52,130
- North Port$52,000
- Miami$51,570
- Jacksonville$50,540
- Orlando$49,750
- Panama City$49,650
- Naples$49,390
- Cape Coral$49,210
- Crestview$48,940
- Punta Gorda$48,530
- Sebastian$48,340
- Gainesville$48,040
- Pensacola$47,920
- Palm Bay$47,770
- Sebring$47,400
- Wildwood$47,130
- Tallahassee$46,870
- Deltona$46,670
- Ocala$46,600
- Lakeland$45,970
- Homosassa Springs$45,740
GA13 cities
HI1 cities
IA8 cities
IL8 cities
IN12 cities
LA10 cities
MI15 cities
MO6 cities
NC15 cities
NH1 cities
NY12 cities
OH12 cities
OR8 cities
PA16 cities
RI1 cities
SC8 cities
SD2 cities
TN10 cities
TX25 cities
- Midland$60,830
- Beaumont$58,290
- Odessa$52,260
- Austin$50,260
- Houston$49,670
- Victoria$49,460
- San Antonio$48,900
- Dallas$48,740
- Amarillo$47,780
- Sherman$47,740
- Killeen$47,570
- Waco$47,340
- Corpus Christi$47,200
- College Station$46,970
- Longview$46,160
- Tyler$44,220
- Lubbock$43,500
- Abilene$43,030
- Texarkana$42,650
- El Paso$42,430
- San Angelo$41,600
- Laredo$41,540
- McAllen$41,530
- Wichita Falls$38,620
- Brownsville$35,640
VA9 cities
VT1 cities
WA11 cities
WI13 cities
WV7 cities
WY2 cities
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Career Outlook
Carpenters earn a national median of $56,781, based on data from 345 U.S. cities. The best-paying state is HI at $82,110 average.
Worth knowing: Carpenters who specialize in finish work, built-ins, or restoration of older homes can set their own rates in many markets. The general framing work is competitive; the specialty stuff is not.