• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
700,290	1.9 %	$ 29.31	$ 60,970	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Carpenters:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 18.00	$ 22.18	$ 27.09	$ 34.75	$ 45.47
Annual Wage (2)	$ 37,440	$ 46,130	$ 56,350	$ 72,290	$ 94,580

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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	218,950	23.63	$ 28.04	$ 58,330
Building Finishing Contractors	123,630	14.73	$ 30.14	$ 62,700
Nonresidential Building Construction	118,290	13.78	$ 32.76	$ 68,140
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	94,360	9.64	$ 28.67	$ 59,640
Other Specialty Trade Contractors	16,220	2.09	$ 29.85	$ 62,090

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	218,950	23.63	$ 28.04	$ 58,330
Building Finishing Contractors	123,630	14.73	$ 30.14	$ 62,700
Nonresidential Building Construction	118,290	13.78	$ 32.76	$ 68,140
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	94,360	9.64	$ 28.67	$ 59,640
Other Wood Product Manufacturing	9,600	3.88	$ 21.10	$ 43,880

Top paying industries for Carpenters:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	60	0.02	$ 54.72	$ 113,810
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	50	0.02	$ 44.74	$ 93,060
Special Food Services	140	0.02	$ 42.57	$ 88,550
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	730	0.45	$ 42.21	$ 87,790
Motion Picture and Video Industries	600	0.15	$ 41.29	$ 85,870

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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	102,870	5.73	1.24	$ 35.28	$ 73,370
Florida	49,900	5.21	1.13	$ 23.35	$ 48,570
New York	47,740	5.08	1.10	$ 32.91	$ 68,450
Texas	34,970	2.58	0.56	$ 23.44	$ 48,760
Pennsylvania	29,270	4.92	1.07	$ 28.78	$ 59,860

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)
Vermont	3,210	10.68	2.32	$ 27.96	$ 58,150
Idaho	8,220	9.99	2.17	$ 24.10	$ 50,120
South Dakota	4,320	9.73	2.11	$ 21.42	$ 44,550
Nevada	14,280	9.64	2.09	$ 32.09	$ 66,750
Wyoming	2,540	9.29	2.01	$ 26.54	$ 55,200

Top paying states for Carpenters:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	5,520	8.95	1.94	$ 40.03	$ 83,250
New Jersey	13,400	3.19	0.69	$ 38.07	$ 79,180
Washington	28,690	8.21	1.78	$ 36.13	$ 75,150
Massachusetts	16,640	4.57	0.99	$ 36.01	$ 74,900
Illinois	23,990	3.99	0.87	$ 35.58	$ 74,010

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	42,690	4.50	0.97	$ 35.79	$ 74,440
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	26,400	4.27	0.93	$ 35.06	$ 72,920
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	18,890	4.19	0.91	$ 36.85	$ 76,640
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	17,320	8.33	1.81	$ 38.54	$ 80,170
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	15,570	6.43	1.39	$ 39.06	$ 81,240
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	14,770	8.88	1.93	$ 34.32	$ 71,390
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	12,600	4.45	0.97	$ 31.47	$ 65,460
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	12,520	4.60	1.00	$ 24.32	$ 50,580
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	11,460	4.15	0.90	$ 37.89	$ 78,800
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	11,190	5.86	1.27	$ 34.15	$ 71,040

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	910	12.72	2.76	$ 21.41	$ 44,540
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	3,630	12.50	2.71	$ 22.42	$ 46,630
St. George, UT	1,030	12.29	2.66	$ 23.37	$ 48,620
Bend-Redmond, OR	1,090	12.03	2.61	$ 28.97	$ 60,260
Lake Charles, LA	1,080	11.82	2.56	$ 24.01	$ 49,940
Reno, NV	2,980	11.72	2.54	$ 31.72	$ 65,970
Coeur d'Alene, ID	810	11.49	2.49	$ 24.99	$ 51,980
Barnstable Town, MA	1,150	11.38	2.47	$ 31.39	$ 65,290
Boise City, ID	4,140	11.13	2.41	$ 23.36	$ 48,590
Napa, CA	860	11.01	2.39	$ 37.07	$ 77,110