Carpenters Salary in the US
A carpenters earns a national median of $60,580 a year (mean $65,630) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #421 of 825.
How much does a carpenters earn in the US?
A carpenters in the United States earns a median of $60,580 a year (mean $65,630), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 19% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 670,090 people work in this occupation (SOC 47-2031), ranked #421 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$60,580
per year
Mean
$65,630
per year
Employment
670,090
US workers
National rank
#421
of 825 by median
What a carpenters earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a carpenters (SOC 47-2031) earns a median annual wage of $60,580 and a mean (average) of $65,630. The median is the midpoint — half of carpenters earn more and half earn less — and is 19% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a carpenters in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for carpenters is $60,580, and the mean (average) is $65,630. The median is the midpoint — half of carpenters earn more and half earn less.
- How does carpenters pay compare to the US average?
- At $60,580, a carpenters earns 19% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many carpenters are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 670,090 carpenters employed nationally (SOC 47-2031), across all industries.
- Where does this carpenters salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 47-2031. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 47-2031 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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