• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

47-2031 Carpenters

Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood and comparable materials, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall, and batt or roll insulation. Includes brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways.

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National estimates for Carpenters
Industry profile for Carpenters
Geographic profile for Carpenters

National estimates for Carpenters:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Carpenters:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
689,770	1.4 %	$ 27.99	$ 58,210	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Carpenters:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 17.39	$ 21.09	$ 24.71	$ 31.85	$ 43.25
Annual Wage (2)	$ 36,160	$ 43,870	$ 51,390	$ 66,240	$ 89,950

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Industry profile for Carpenters:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Carpenters are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Carpenters, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Carpenters:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Residential Building Construction	214,880	23.75	$ 26.51	$ 55,140
Building Finishing Contractors	121,140	14.56	$ 29.20	$ 60,740
Nonresidential Building Construction	112,330	13.77	$ 31.14	$ 64,770
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	94,580	9.94	$ 27.59	$ 57,390
Employment Services	15,520	0.40	$ 22.67	$ 47,150

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Carpenters:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Residential Building Construction	214,880	23.75	$ 26.51	$ 55,140
Building Finishing Contractors	121,140	14.56	$ 29.20	$ 60,740
Nonresidential Building Construction	112,330	13.77	$ 31.14	$ 64,770
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	94,580	9.94	$ 27.59	$ 57,390
Other Wood Product Manufacturing	10,350	4.18	$ 19.66	$ 40,900

Top paying industries for Carpenters:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	460	0.33	$ 53.04	$ 110,310
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	(8)	(8)	$ 48.23	$ 100,330
Motion Picture and Video Industries	770	0.18	$ 45.71	$ 95,080
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	50	0.02	$ 40.73	$ 84,720
Scientific Research and Development Services	160	0.02	$ 38.70	$ 80,490

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Geographic profile for Carpenters:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Carpenters are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Carpenters, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Carpenters:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	111,340	6.31	1.35	$ 33.50	$ 69,690
Florida	47,600	5.17	1.11	$ 22.18	$ 46,140
New York	39,570	4.34	0.93	$ 33.99	$ 70,700
Texas	33,830	2.60	0.56	$ 23.04	$ 47,910
Pennsylvania	29,020	4.99	1.07	$ 26.64	$ 55,420

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Carpenters:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
South Dakota	4,340	9.97	2.14	$ 20.22	$ 42,060
Idaho	7,940	9.96	2.13	$ 22.11	$ 45,990
Montana	4,800	9.81	2.10	$ 23.14	$ 48,130
Vermont	2,760	9.40	2.02	$ 25.55	$ 53,140
Nevada	13,160	9.32	2.00	$ 31.01	$ 64,500

Top paying states for Carpenters:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	5,020	8.43	1.81	$ 38.54	$ 80,160
New Jersey	15,050	3.66	0.79	$ 35.83	$ 74,520
Alaska	2,710	8.87	1.90	$ 34.65	$ 72,060
Illinois	23,470	3.99	0.86	$ 34.02	$ 70,770
New York	39,570	4.34	0.93	$ 33.99	$ 70,700

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Carpenters:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	36,770	4.00	0.86	$ 37.06	$ 77,080
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	28,740	4.71	1.01	$ 32.48	$ 67,560
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	17,880	4.05	0.87	$ 35.45	$ 73,730
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	16,200	6.77	1.45	$ 38.33	$ 79,720
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	16,060	9.84	2.11	$ 31.45	$ 65,420
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	14,670	7.20	1.54	$ 35.16	$ 73,130
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	12,970	4.80	1.03	$ 34.31	$ 71,370
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	12,420	4.48	0.96	$ 30.34	$ 63,110
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	11,890	6.31	1.35	$ 31.05	$ 64,590
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	11,210	3.70	0.79	$ 28.25	$ 58,760

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Carpenters:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Rapid City, SD	920	13.12	2.81	$ 20.43	$ 42,490
Coeur d'Alene, ID	890	13.06	2.80	$ 23.24	$ 48,340
St. George, UT	1,000	12.47	2.67	$ 22.70	$ 47,210
Napa, CA	900	12.16	2.61	$ 35.13	$ 73,060
Bend-Redmond, OR	1,010	11.67	2.50	$ 25.72	$ 53,490
Barnstable Town, MA	1,160	11.55	2.48	$ 29.19	$ 60,710
Decatur, IL	510	11.29	2.42	$ 25.76	$ 53,570
Reno, NV	2,780	11.22	2.41	$ 30.24	$ 62,900
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	1,590	11.21	2.40	$ 26.81	$ 55,760
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	3,190	11.15	2.39	$ 21.78	$ 45,310