Carpenter salary
What a carpenter actually earns, from 617 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see carpenter pay in the 4 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A carpenter earns a blended US median near 53,473 dollars, with the typical middle running from 46,395 dollars to 65,253 dollars. The official OEWS median is higher, 59,310 dollars, because job ads skew toward the roles that pay below the occupation-wide average. The official trend has moved up about 23 percent since 2019. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is plumber, at 43 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open carpenter roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- CarpenterVeterans Health Administration · Leavenworth, Kansas$70k–$82kJul 15
- CARPENTERNaval Facilities Engineering Systems Command · Naval Base Newport, Rhode Island$74k–$86kJul 14
- CarpenterAgricultural Research Service · Manhattan, Kansas$61k–$71kJul 2
- CarpenterArchitect of the Capitol · Washington, District of Columbia$68k–$80kJul 1
- CARPENTER - DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITYAir Force Materiel Command · Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts$62k–$72kApr 2
By country
- United Kingdom$49,998 – $69,906 · median $61,951
- United States$46,395 – $65,253 · median $53,473
- Canada$43,024 – $54,892 · median $49,700
- Australia$55,796 – $70,416 · median $58,935
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Washingtonmedian $73,260
- Massachusettsmedian $71,110
- Minnesotamedian $64,650
- New Yorkmedian $63,660
- Delawaremedian $61,100
- Rhode Islandmedian $60,510
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- Plumber salary$74,904 median
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Quick answers
How much does a carpenter make?
The blended US median is about 53,473 dollars, with a typical range from 46,395 dollars to 65,253 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 59,310 dollars.
What can a carpenter move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is plumber, at 43 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 47-2031. Unemployment is the 2025 BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) CPS (Current Population Survey) annual-average rate for “Carpenters.” Live corpus 617 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.