Pay by state · 54 states
Carpenter Salary by State (2026)
Carpenters earn the most in Hawaii at $85,280 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $30,530 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $60,580. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $85,280Hawaii
- National median
- $60,580BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $30,530Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 54of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Carpenter salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of carpenters OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIHawaii | $85,280 | $66,380 | $110,980 | 4,810 | $77,562 |
| 2 | ILIllinois | $79,000 | $56,160 | $106,950 | 19,570 | $79,033 |
| 3 | CACalifornia | $75,920 | $59,740 | $95,830 | 100,750 | $68,569 |
| 4 | MAMassachusetts | $75,200 | $60,770 | $97,520 | 18,540 | $71,106 |
| 5 | WAWashington | $74,190 | $60,630 | $92,660 | 26,960 | $69,328 |
| 6 | AKAlaska | $73,860 | $59,770 | $94,150 | 2,560 | $72,158 |
| 7 | NYNew York | $72,330 | $57,330 | $89,820 | 40,630 | $67,021 |
| 8 | MNMinnesota | $64,930 | $55,240 | $84,410 | 14,930 | $65,838 |
| 9 | CTConnecticut | $64,060 | $57,540 | $80,820 | 5,160 | $61,828 |
| 10 | NJNew Jersey | $64,010 | $51,220 | $80,430 | 14,230 | $58,830 |
| 11 | MDMaryland | $62,960 | $52,220 | $76,810 | 9,770 | $59,985 |
| 12 | INIndiana | $62,870 | $49,940 | $76,850 | 15,240 | $67,364 |
| 13 | OROregon | $62,870 | $50,450 | $93,380 | 15,110 | $60,826 |
| 14 | COColorado | $62,830 | $51,940 | $74,430 | 12,740 | $60,969 |
| 15 | VTVermont | $62,400 | $52,260 | $64,420 | 3,080 | $63,701 |
| 16 | NVNevada | $62,380 | $50,440 | $81,400 | 12,700 | $62,393 |
| 17 | MEMaine | $62,160 | $52,960 | $72,800 | 5,170 | $64,049 |
| 18 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $61,710 | $57,160 | $75,250 | 1,540 | $56,151 |
| 19 | MIMichigan | $61,680 | $49,500 | $72,990 | 18,590 | $64,105 |
| 20 | WIWisconsin | $61,660 | $49,750 | $79,310 | 13,880 | $65,530 |
| 21 | NHNew Hampshire | $61,200 | $50,170 | $73,760 | 3,760 | $58,753 |
| 22 | MOMissouri | $60,840 | $47,520 | $80,570 | 14,410 | $66,992 |
| 23 | RIRhode Island | $60,840 | $52,300 | $75,750 | 2,580 | $59,484 |
| 24 | OHOhio | $60,810 | $48,720 | $75,860 | 18,450 | $65,546 |
| 25 | NMNew Mexico | $59,720 | $47,150 | $63,310 | 3,630 | $64,764 |
| 26 | PAPennsylvania | $59,370 | $47,850 | $74,700 | 30,630 | $60,847 |
| 27 | DEDelaware | $59,200 | $48,560 | $75,380 | 2,250 | $59,314 |
| 28 | MTMontana | $58,820 | $49,590 | $67,530 | 4,030 | $62,148 |
| 29 | AZArizona | $58,580 | $47,890 | $69,820 | 16,230 | $58,186 |
| 30 | NDNorth Dakota | $57,890 | $48,820 | $63,550 | 2,360 | $65,075 |
| 31 | IAIowa | $57,710 | $47,640 | $65,910 | 5,770 | $65,757 |
| 32 | KSKansas | $56,960 | $47,830 | $66,730 | 5,210 | $63,241 |
| 33 | WYWyoming | $56,850 | $48,760 | $61,950 | 2,260 | $61,333 |
| 34 | VAVirginia | $55,690 | $46,460 | $61,340 | 20,460 | $55,082 |
| 35 | KYKentucky | $52,680 | $45,940 | $61,260 | 8,540 | $58,430 |
| 36 | UTUtah | $52,360 | $45,830 | $62,810 | 15,220 | $52,962 |
| 37 | IDIdaho | $52,000 | $45,250 | $62,920 | 8,380 | $54,454 |
| 38 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $51,730 | $46,100 | $61,680 | 270 | N/A |
| 39 | TNTennessee | $50,830 | $46,520 | $59,900 | 8,200 | $55,328 |
| 40 | SCSouth Carolina | $50,670 | $43,620 | $62,610 | 6,950 | $54,049 |
| 41 | NENebraska | $50,320 | $45,270 | $62,580 | 5,710 | $55,847 |
| 42 | LALouisiana | $49,920 | $43,730 | $59,740 | 8,990 | $56,594 |
| 43 | FLFlorida | $49,870 | $44,540 | $59,880 | 39,300 | $48,224 |
| 44 | GAGeorgia | $49,350 | $42,210 | $58,250 | 9,190 | $51,250 |
| 45 | NCNorth Carolina | $49,100 | $42,150 | $58,810 | 13,480 | $52,054 |
| 46 | TXTexas | $48,900 | $44,690 | $57,780 | 33,540 | $50,383 |
| 47 | WVWest Virginia | $48,710 | $38,180 | $60,190 | 3,670 | $54,426 |
| 48 | MSMississippi | $48,650 | $38,420 | $52,480 | 2,950 | $55,950 |
| 49 | ALAlabama | $48,220 | $40,410 | $56,390 | 5,560 | $54,288 |
| 50 | SDSouth Dakota | $48,140 | $42,190 | $60,060 | 4,560 | $54,343 |
| 51 | ARArkansas | $47,760 | $41,460 | $57,510 | 4,030 | $54,936 |
| 52 | OKOklahoma | $46,910 | $40,280 | $53,510 | 3,820 | $53,402 |
| 53 | GUGuam | $36,910 | $35,450 | $45,280 | 1,510 | N/A |
| 54 | PRPuerto Rico | $30,530 | $27,710 | $34,600 | 3,180 | 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 Carpenters, that changes the ranking: Hawaii leads on raw pay at $85,280, while Illinois leads once prices are taken into account at $79,033.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Carpenter pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Carpenters the most?
Hawaii reports the highest median wage for Carpenters at $85,280 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Illinois ($79,000) and California ($75,920).
Which state pays Carpenters the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Carpenters at $30,530 a year, $54,750 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Carpenters earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Illinois first at $79,033 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $79,000. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.