Pay by state · 50 states
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter Salary by State (2026)
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters earn the most in Delaware at $60,090 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $22,530 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $46,680. All 50 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $60,090Delaware
- National median
- $46,680BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $22,530Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 50of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of cabinetmakers and bench carpenters OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEDelaware | $60,090 | $44,350 | $61,650 | 60 | $60,206 |
| 2 | NYNew York | $58,680 | $48,300 | $71,100 | 2,470 | $54,373 |
| 3 | CTConnecticut | $58,100 | $46,910 | $67,140 | 740 | $56,076 |
| 4 | MAMassachusetts | $58,040 | $46,830 | $64,780 | 1,440 | $54,881 |
| 5 | NHNew Hampshire | $57,980 | $47,850 | $63,140 | 190 | $55,662 |
| 6 | VTVermont | $57,620 | $46,820 | $66,890 | 360 | $58,821 |
| 7 | RIRhode Island | $52,800 | $49,970 | $60,240 | 80 | $51,623 |
| 8 | NJNew Jersey | $51,760 | $44,190 | $71,500 | 790 | $47,571 |
| 9 | ILIllinois | $50,160 | $40,690 | $65,780 | 2,350 | $50,181 |
| 10 | ARArkansas | $50,070 | $38,590 | $84,680 | 920 | $57,593 |
| 11 | COColorado | $49,610 | $44,880 | $61,250 | 1,300 | $48,141 |
| 12 | MDMaryland | $49,180 | $39,080 | $59,060 | 610 | $46,856 |
| 13 | HIHawaii | $49,050 | $40,160 | $61,600 | 160 | $44,611 |
| 14 | CACalifornia | $49,030 | $45,900 | $59,420 | 7,360 | $44,283 |
| 15 | MNMinnesota | $48,740 | $46,270 | $59,110 | 2,340 | $49,422 |
| 16 | WAWashington | $48,710 | $45,660 | $59,790 | 1,350 | $45,518 |
| 17 | NENebraska | $48,600 | $39,140 | $60,490 | 230 | $53,938 |
| 18 | MIMichigan | $48,550 | $46,010 | $58,240 | 1,120 | $50,459 |
| 19 | MEMaine | $48,150 | $41,140 | $58,770 | 940 | $49,614 |
| 20 | MTMontana | $47,920 | $41,100 | $59,280 | 510 | $50,631 |
| 21 | NVNevada | $47,780 | $41,980 | $60,740 | 450 | $47,790 |
| 22 | SCSouth Carolina | $47,680 | $38,030 | $51,540 | 710 | $50,859 |
| 23 | PAPennsylvania | $47,610 | $40,890 | $59,240 | 3,300 | $48,795 |
| 24 | OHOhio | $47,430 | $38,810 | $51,500 | 3,110 | $51,124 |
| 25 | NMNew Mexico | $47,210 | $44,650 | $54,830 | 170 | $51,197 |
| 26 | NDNorth Dakota | $47,140 | $40,240 | $50,780 | 220 | $52,991 |
| 27 | IAIowa | $47,110 | $44,110 | $56,740 | 1,010 | $53,679 |
| 28 | OROregon | $46,910 | $40,300 | $51,620 | 2,190 | $45,385 |
| 29 | WIWisconsin | $46,790 | $40,560 | $56,680 | 2,070 | $49,726 |
| 30 | TNTennessee | $46,440 | $38,470 | $49,840 | 1,570 | $50,550 |
| 31 | UTUtah | $46,390 | $38,090 | $49,830 | 2,120 | $46,923 |
| 32 | WYWyoming | $46,380 | $38,860 | $54,190 | 90 | $50,037 |
| 33 | FLFlorida | $46,360 | $38,720 | $50,020 | 3,490 | $44,830 |
| 34 | NCNorth Carolina | $46,010 | $38,250 | $49,780 | 2,900 | $48,778 |
| 35 | MOMissouri | $45,980 | $37,900 | $49,960 | 1,690 | $50,629 |
| 36 | SDSouth Dakota | $45,950 | $38,340 | $50,140 | 440 | $51,870 |
| 37 | VAVirginia | $45,910 | $38,570 | $55,590 | 2,170 | $45,409 |
| 38 | AZArizona | $45,580 | $42,950 | $49,960 | 1,600 | $45,273 |
| 39 | INIndiana | $45,550 | $37,440 | $47,300 | 5,980 | $48,806 |
| 40 | IDIdaho | $44,870 | $38,830 | $48,590 | 970 | $46,987 |
| 41 | WVWest Virginia | $42,400 | $37,300 | $44,880 | 130 | $47,376 |
| 42 | GAGeorgia | $42,280 | $36,590 | $47,800 | 3,740 | $43,908 |
| 43 | KSKansas | $41,350 | $37,910 | $47,450 | 1,340 | $45,910 |
| 44 | KYKentucky | $40,440 | $37,320 | $48,940 | 920 | $44,854 |
| 45 | LALouisiana | $39,280 | $36,410 | $46,260 | 470 | $44,532 |
| 46 | MSMississippi | $38,800 | $29,330 | $50,330 | 580 | $44,622 |
| 47 | ALAlabama | $38,550 | $36,110 | $45,360 | 1,760 | $43,401 |
| 48 | TXTexas | $38,340 | $34,790 | $45,750 | 5,530 | $39,503 |
| 49 | OKOklahoma | $36,630 | $33,280 | $47,630 | 1,020 | $41,699 |
| 50 | PRPuerto Rico | $22,530 | $21,840 | $27,290 | 570 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters, that changes the ranking: Delaware leads on raw pay at $60,090, while Delaware leads once prices are taken into account at $60,206.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters the most?
Delaware reports the highest median wage for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters at $60,090 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New York ($58,680) and Connecticut ($58,100).
Which state pays Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters at $22,530 a year, $37,560 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Delaware first at $60,206 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $60,090. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.