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Senior-Level Earnings for Carpenters — 2026

Anchorage, Alaska ranks first with an average Carpenter salary of $78,640 per year ($37.81/hr). Full ranking of 100 cities below, updated August 2026.

Methodology: Wage figures come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 release data vintage (survey reference period May 2025), mapped from SOC occupation 47-2031 Carpenters to the job title "Carpenter". Values are measured survey estimates for the metropolitan metropolitan statistical area (MSA) — not modeled or interpolated. Year-over-year comparisons use the May 2024 OEWS release. The year shown in page titles is the publication and update year, not the data vintage.

Ranked Cities

Senior-Level Earnings for Carpenters (2026)
CityStateAverage Annual SalaryHourly RateEntry LevelSenior Level
AnchorageAlaska$78,640$37.81/hr$48,620$149,320
San FranciscoCalifornia$89,630$43.09/hr$59,020$132,760
BostonMassachusetts$81,260$39.07/hr$48,820$124,190
New YorkNew York$80,560$38.73/hr$46,860$123,810
SeattleWashington$84,060$40.42/hr$58,090$123,750
ChicagoIllinois$83,110$39.96/hr$41,220$118,450
ModestoCalifornia$74,640$35.89/hr$48,970$117,750
San DiegoCalifornia$77,240$37.14/hr$47,310$117,580
Los AngelesCalifornia$78,600$37.79/hr$46,860$117,430
Urban HonoluluHawaii$89,400$42.98/hr$53,860$115,470
SacramentoCalifornia$73,480$35.33/hr$45,640$114,760
FresnoCalifornia$71,030$34.15/hr$45,510$113,210
RiversideCalifornia$73,520$35.35/hr$46,430$111,960
StocktonCalifornia$73,330$35.26/hr$48,040$108,830
PortlandOregon$77,940$37.47/hr$47,440$108,440
WorcesterMassachusetts$74,020$35.59/hr$46,450$106,800
BakersfieldCalifornia$71,400$34.33/hr$45,120$104,810
Las VegasNevada$69,690$33.51/hr$41,430$102,910
MinneapolisMinnesota$74,570$35.85/hr$49,920$100,830
ProvidenceRhode Island$69,020$33.18/hr$47,500$100,710
St LouisMissouri$71,600$34.42/hr$45,000$99,550
HartfordConnecticut$71,020$34.14/hr$48,940$98,980
PhiladelphiaPennsylvania$65,930$31.70/hr$45,690$98,470
Kansas CityMissouri$67,500$32.45/hr$44,950$96,410
YorkPennsylvania$67,470$32.44/hr$45,760$96,190
MilwaukeeWisconsin$68,240$32.81/hr$47,230$94,180
PittsburghPennsylvania$66,520$31.98/hr$43,940$93,600
MadisonWisconsin$68,120$32.75/hr$46,670$92,430
WashingtonDistrict of Columbia$66,790$32.11/hr$47,150$90,590
DenverColorado$68,130$32.76/hr$48,160$89,990
SyracuseNew York$65,290$31.39/hr$45,050$89,230
IndianapolisIndiana$66,960$32.19/hr$46,940$88,570
BridgeportConnecticut$66,890$32.16/hr$48,690$88,000
SpokaneWashington$67,510$32.46/hr$48,750$87,730
ClevelandOhio$65,210$31.35/hr$43,610$86,870
AllentownPennsylvania$61,870$29.75/hr$38,960$86,610
BaltimoreMaryland$64,560$31.04/hr$42,840$85,470
HarrisburgPennsylvania$61,180$29.41/hr$40,940$84,410
BuffaloNew York$64,630$31.07/hr$42,670$83,360
DetroitMichigan$66,770$32.10/hr$47,560$82,790
RochesterNew York$62,720$30.16/hr$44,360$82,670
ColumbusOhio$67,650$32.52/hr$47,270$82,630
ScrantonPennsylvania$62,010$29.81/hr$38,640$81,290
CincinnatiOhio$62,110$29.86/hr$44,180$79,750
AlbuquerqueNew Mexico$59,310$28.52/hr$41,600$79,450
ToledoOhio$62,580$30.09/hr$43,260$79,370
AkronOhio$63,740$30.64/hr$43,570$79,160
LancasterPennsylvania$57,990$27.88/hr$39,140$79,160
CharlestonSouth Carolina$54,750$26.32/hr$36,750$78,730
WichitaKansas$55,750$26.80/hr$37,980$78,000
ColumbiaSouth Carolina$53,260$25.60/hr$36,390$77,860
PhoenixArizona$60,380$29.03/hr$39,820$77,790
Fort WayneIndiana$60,940$29.30/hr$44,790$77,130
Colorado SpringsColorado$61,230$29.44/hr$43,090$77,040
DaytonOhio$57,510$27.65/hr$36,710$76,960
Des MoinesIowa$61,450$29.54/hr$44,560$76,670
BoiseIdaho$56,350$27.09/hr$36,490$76,550
GreenvilleSouth Carolina$55,230$26.55/hr$35,460$76,110
Grand RapidsMichigan$58,260$28.01/hr$41,680$75,900
Salt Lake CityUtah$57,360$27.58/hr$36,510$75,540
OgdenUtah$53,150$25.55/hr$33,860$75,430
LouisvilleKentucky$57,480$27.63/hr$38,980$75,360
Oklahoma CityOklahoma$53,110$25.53/hr$36,260$74,880
AugustaGeorgia$57,870$27.82/hr$37,760$74,850
ProvoUtah$54,220$26.07/hr$37,190$74,600
OmahaNebraska$56,590$27.21/hr$40,420$74,090
Virginia BeachVirginia$54,350$26.13/hr$38,940$73,460
New OrleansLouisiana$53,310$25.63/hr$37,250$73,040
MiamiFlorida$54,030$25.97/hr$38,510$72,540
JacksonvilleFlorida$53,230$25.59/hr$37,020$72,400
TucsonArizona$53,970$25.95/hr$37,660$72,290
Baton RougeLouisiana$54,590$26.24/hr$38,160$71,640
Cape CoralFlorida$52,220$25.11/hr$36,520$70,700
AustinTexas$53,850$25.89/hr$39,600$70,200
KnoxvilleTennessee$53,520$25.73/hr$36,600$70,100
TampaFlorida$54,270$26.09/hr$37,180$69,950
NashvilleTennessee$56,730$27.27/hr$40,120$69,680
RichmondVirginia$53,520$25.73/hr$37,990$69,640
HoustonTexas$53,000$25.48/hr$39,470$68,500
ChattanoogaTennessee$53,340$25.64/hr$37,310$66,000
CharlotteNorth Carolina$53,450$25.70/hr$38,240$65,640
OrlandoFlorida$51,410$24.72/hr$36,560$65,450
RaleighNorth Carolina$51,460$24.74/hr$33,350$64,830
MemphisTennessee$53,370$25.66/hr$40,250$64,780
PensacolaFlorida$49,770$23.93/hr$35,540$64,320
Palm BayFlorida$50,050$24.06/hr$35,170$64,080
DallasTexas$50,240$24.16/hr$36,440$63,880
BirminghamAlabama$52,160$25.08/hr$37,480$63,380
DurhamNorth Carolina$52,650$25.31/hr$39,390$63,260
AtlantaGeorgia$51,610$24.81/hr$37,190$63,210
Little RockArkansas$50,220$24.15/hr$37,040$63,030
GreensboroNorth Carolina$50,430$24.25/hr$36,160$62,400
MobileAlabama$50,250$24.16/hr$36,830$61,540
LakelandFlorida$47,420$22.80/hr$35,320$61,000
TulsaOklahoma$48,610$23.37/hr$37,770$60,350
JacksonMississippi$49,470$23.78/hr$36,440$60,140
San AntonioTexas$49,470$23.79/hr$37,440$59,540
VictoriaTexas$48,670$23.40/hr$37,500$59,000
El PasoTexas$44,380$21.34/hr$33,440$58,470
McAllenTexas$41,510$19.96/hr$29,170$54,830

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