47 Series · SOC 47-2031
Carpenters Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $60,580
- Median / year
- $99,910
- Top 10% earn
- +4.5%
- Growth '23–'33
- 670,090
- US workers
Carpenters earn a median of $60,580 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $60,580, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $40,410 (10th percentile) to $99,910 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 670,090 US workers. Hawaii pays the most ($85,280), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Carpenters earn a median of $60,580, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 49% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Construction and Extraction, it ranks #20 of 60 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 4.5% by 2033.
- $60,580
- Median annual wage
- Top 51%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #20 of 60
- in Construction and Extraction
- 2.5×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Hawaii at $85,280. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Carpenters (SOC 47-2031) pays a national median of $60,580 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $40,410 at the 10th percentile to $99,910 at the 90th, with a mean of $65,630 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 670,090 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 524 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +4.5% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as about average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 74,100 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and apprenticeship of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of B for this role, with a fatality rate of 16.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 4 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Hawaii pays the highest state median at $85,280, which is +41% above the national figure. The top metro is Kankakee, IL at $95,280 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 670,090 jobs Median $60,580/yr
Median Salary
$60,580
per year
Median Hourly
$29.12/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$65,630
average
Employment
670,090
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Carpenters pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$60,580 Bottom 49% higher than 49% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 47-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Carpenters; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 47-series occupations with growth data, Carpenters sits on the slower-growing side at +4.5% growth and $60,580 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+4.5%
About average
Annual Openings
74,100
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Apprenticeship
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → B
Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
16.5/100K
Injury Rate
4/100
Danger Index
24.3/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Carpenters roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Active Listening 3.4
Critical Thinking 3.4
Monitoring 3.4
Coordination 3.3
Reading Comprehension 3.1
Speaking 3.1
Quality Control Analysis 3.1
Mathematics 3.0
Active Learning 3.0
Complex Problem Solving 3.0
Knowledge Areas
Building and Construction 4.7
Administration and Management 3.9
Mathematics 3.9
Design 3.9
Engineering and Technology 3.6
Public Safety and Security 3.5
Mechanical 3.3
Education and Training 3.2
Customer and Personal Service 3.1
Physics 3.0
Key Tasks
- ▸ Follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment.
- ▸ Measure and mark cutting lines on materials, using a ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge.
- ▸ Assemble and fasten materials to make frameworks or props, using hand tools and wood screws, nails, dowel pins, or glue.
- ▸ Study specifications in blueprints, sketches, or building plans to prepare project layout and determine dimensions and materials required.
- ▸ Shape or cut materials to specified measurements, using hand tools, machines, or power saws.
- ▸ Verify trueness of structure, using plumb bob and level.
- ▸ Cover subfloors with building paper to keep out moisture and lay hardwood, parquet, or wood-strip-block floors by nailing floors to subfloor or cementing them to mastic or asphalt base.
- ▸ Construct forms or chutes for pouring concrete.
- ▸ Arrange for subcontractors to deal with special areas, such as heating or electrical wiring work.
- ▸ Build or repair cabinets, doors, frameworks, floors, or other wooden fixtures used in buildings, using woodworking machines, carpenter's hand tools, or power tools.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$40,410
25th Percentile
$48,510
Median
$60,580
75th Percentile
$76,830
90th Percentile
$99,910
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $85,280 | +41% above national |
| 2 | Illinois | $79,000 | +30% above national |
| 3 | California | $75,920 | +25% above national |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $75,200 | +24% above national |
| 5 | Washington | $74,190 | +22% above national |
| 6 | Alaska | $73,860 | +22% above national |
| 7 | New York | $72,330 | +19% above national |
| 8 | Minnesota | $64,930 | +7% above national |
| 9 | Connecticut | $64,060 | +6% above national |
| 10 | New Jersey | $64,010 | +6% above national |
| 11 | Maryland | $62,960 | +4% above national |
| 12 | Indiana | $62,870 | +4% above national |
| 13 | Oregon | $62,870 | +4% above national |
| 14 | Colorado | $62,830 | +4% above national |
| 15 | Vermont | $62,400 | +3% above national |
| 16 | Nevada | $62,380 | +3% above national |
| 17 | Maine | $62,160 | +3% above national |
| 18 | District of Columbia | $61,710 | +2% above national |
| 19 | Michigan | $61,680 | +2% above national |
| 20 | Wisconsin | $61,660 | +2% above national |
| 21 | New Hampshire | $61,200 | +1% above national |
| 22 | Missouri | $60,840 | same as national |
| 23 | Rhode Island | $60,840 | same as national |
| 24 | Ohio | $60,810 | same as national |
| 25 | New Mexico | $59,720 | 1% below national |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | $59,370 | 2% below national |
| 27 | Delaware | $59,200 | 2% below national |
| 28 | Montana | $58,820 | 3% below national |
| 29 | Arizona | $58,580 | 3% below national |
| 30 | North Dakota | $57,890 | 4% below national |
| 31 | Iowa | $57,710 | 5% below national |
| 32 | Kansas | $56,960 | 6% below national |
| 33 | Wyoming | $56,850 | 6% below national |
| 34 | Virginia | $55,690 | 8% below national |
| 35 | Kentucky | $52,680 | 13% below national |
| 36 | Utah | $52,360 | 14% below national |
| 37 | Idaho | $52,000 | 14% below national |
| 38 | Virgin Islands | $51,730 | 15% below national |
| 39 | Tennessee | $50,830 | 16% below national |
| 40 | South Carolina | $50,670 | 16% below national |
| 41 | Nebraska | $50,320 | 17% below national |
| 42 | Louisiana | $49,920 | 18% below national |
| 43 | Florida | $49,870 | 18% below national |
| 44 | Georgia | $49,350 | 19% below national |
| 45 | North Carolina | $49,100 | 19% below national |
| 46 | Texas | $48,900 | 19% below national |
| 47 | West Virginia | $48,710 | 20% below national |
| 48 | Mississippi | $48,650 | 20% below national |
| 49 | Alabama | $48,220 | 20% below national |
| 50 | South Dakota | $48,140 | 21% below national |
| 51 | Arkansas | $47,760 | 21% below national |
| 52 | Oklahoma | $46,910 | 23% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $36,910 | 39% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $30,530 | 50% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kankakee, IL | $95,280 | +57% above national |
| 2 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $94,310 | +56% above national |
| 3 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $91,970 | +52% above national |
| 4 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $89,200 | +47% above national |
| 5 | Decatur, IL | $87,220 | +44% above national |
| 6 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $84,970 | +40% above national |
| 7 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $84,650 | +40% above national |
| 8 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $84,430 | +39% above national |
| 9 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $82,110 | +36% above national |
| 10 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $80,750 | +33% above national |
| 11 | Napa, CA | $80,590 | +33% above national |
| 12 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $80,520 | +33% above national |
| 13 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $80,440 | +33% above national |
| 14 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $80,190 | +32% above national |
| 15 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $77,690 | +28% above national |
| 16 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $77,220 | +27% above national |
| 17 | Springfield, IL | $76,970 | +27% above national |
| 18 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $76,410 | +26% above national |
| 19 | Vallejo, CA | $76,220 | +26% above national |
| 20 | Yuba City, CA | $76,100 | +26% above national |
| 21 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $75,740 | +25% above national |
| 22 | Springfield, MA | $75,520 | +25% above national |
| 23 | Bloomington, IL | $75,470 | +25% above national |
| 24 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $75,390 | +24% above national |
| 25 | Peoria, IL | $75,280 | +24% above national |
| 26 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $75,210 | +24% above national |
| 27 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $75,140 | +24% above national |
| 28 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $74,800 | +23% above national |
| 29 | Merced, CA | $74,760 | +23% above national |
| 30 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $74,440 | +23% above national |
| 31 | El Centro, CA | $74,340 | +23% above national |
| 32 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $74,300 | +23% above national |
| 33 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $74,060 | +22% above national |
| 34 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $74,060 | +22% above national |
| 35 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $73,860 | +22% above national |
| 36 | Modesto, CA | $73,730 | +22% above national |
| 37 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $73,710 | +22% above national |
| 38 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $73,280 | +21% above national |
| 39 | Bellingham, WA | $73,260 | +21% above national |
| 40 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $73,250 | +21% above national |
| 41 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $73,200 | +21% above national |
| 42 | Worcester, MA | $73,010 | +21% above national |
| 43 | Anchorage, AK | $72,800 | +20% above national |
| 44 | Rockford, IL | $72,770 | +20% above national |
| 45 | Chico, CA | $72,290 | +19% above national |
| 46 | Redding, CA | $71,750 | +18% above national |
| 47 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $71,700 | +18% above national |
| 48 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $70,990 | +17% above national |
| 49 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $70,880 | +17% above national |
| 50 | Barnstable Town, MA | $70,580 | +17% above national |
| 51 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $69,710 | +15% above national |
| 52 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $69,160 | +14% above national |
| 53 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $68,550 | +13% above national |
| 54 | Columbus, IN | $67,780 | +12% above national |
| 55 | Salinas, CA | $67,530 | +11% above national |
| 56 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $67,000 | +11% above national |
| 57 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $66,980 | +11% above national |
| 58 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $66,830 | +10% above national |
| 59 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $66,830 | +10% above national |
| 60 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $66,540 | +10% above national |
| 61 | Columbus, OH | $66,480 | +10% above national |
| 62 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $65,810 | +9% above national |
| 63 | New Haven, CT | $65,750 | +9% above national |
| 64 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $65,690 | +8% above national |
| 65 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $65,520 | +8% above national |
| 66 | Ann Arbor, MI | $65,170 | +8% above national |
| 67 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $65,070 | +7% above national |
| 68 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $65,000 | +7% above national |
| 69 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $64,910 | +7% above national |
| 70 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $64,770 | +7% above national |
| 71 | Evansville, IN | $64,690 | +7% above national |
| 72 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $64,500 | +6% above national |
| 73 | Visalia, CA | $64,390 | +6% above national |
| 74 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $64,320 | +6% above national |
| 75 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $64,300 | +6% above national |
| 76 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $64,270 | +6% above national |
| 77 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $64,000 | +6% above national |
| 78 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $63,910 | +5% above national |
| 79 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $63,740 | +5% above national |
| 80 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $63,710 | +5% above national |
| 81 | Carson City, NV | $63,660 | +5% above national |
| 82 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $63,640 | +5% above national |
| 83 | Rochester, MN | $63,610 | +5% above national |
| 84 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $63,540 | +5% above national |
| 85 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $63,500 | +5% above national |
| 86 | Madison, WI | $63,480 | +5% above national |
| 87 | Fresno, CA | $63,470 | +5% above national |
| 88 | Vineland, NJ | $63,440 | +5% above national |
| 89 | Midland, MI | $63,380 | +5% above national |
| 90 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $63,380 | +5% above national |
| 91 | Yakima, WA | $63,300 | +4% above national |
| 92 | Corvallis, OR | $63,290 | +4% above national |
| 93 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $63,260 | +4% above national |
| 94 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $63,210 | +4% above national |
| 95 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $63,050 | +4% above national |
| 96 | Pittsfield, MA | $63,050 | +4% above national |
| 97 | Lexington Park, MD | $62,880 | +4% above national |
| 98 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $62,790 | +4% above national |
| 99 | Sheboygan, WI | $62,760 | +4% above national |
| 100 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $62,650 | +3% above national |
| 101 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $62,590 | +3% above national |
| 102 | Fond du Lac, WI | $62,550 | +3% above national |
| 103 | Appleton, WI | $62,490 | +3% above national |
| 104 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $62,470 | +3% above national |
| 105 | Bozeman, MT | $62,450 | +3% above national |
| 106 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $62,380 | +3% above national |
| 107 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $62,380 | +3% above national |
| 108 | Reno, NV | $62,350 | +3% above national |
| 109 | Syracuse, NY | $62,250 | +3% above national |
| 110 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $62,250 | +3% above national |
| 111 | Saginaw, MI | $62,240 | +3% above national |
| 112 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $62,170 | +3% above national |
| 113 | Battle Creek, MI | $62,140 | +3% above national |
| 114 | Binghamton, NY | $62,000 | +2% above national |
| 115 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $61,940 | +2% above national |
| 116 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $61,910 | +2% above national |
| 117 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $61,900 | +2% above national |
| 118 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $61,810 | +2% above national |
| 119 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $61,790 | +2% above national |
| 120 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $61,780 | +2% above national |
| 121 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $61,690 | +2% above national |
| 122 | Bend, OR | $61,640 | +2% above national |
| 123 | Bloomington, IN | $61,360 | +1% above national |
| 124 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $61,360 | +1% above national |
| 125 | Flint, MI | $61,360 | +1% above national |
| 126 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $61,360 | +1% above national |
| 127 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $61,340 | +1% above national |
| 128 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $61,310 | +1% above national |
| 129 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $61,300 | +1% above national |
| 130 | Elmira, NY | $61,190 | +1% above national |
| 131 | Pittsburgh, PA | $61,180 | +1% above national |
| 132 | York-Hanover, PA | $61,160 | +1% above national |
| 133 | Mankato, MN | $61,150 | +1% above national |
| 134 | Kingston, NY | $61,140 | +1% above national |
| 135 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $61,100 | +1% above national |
| 136 | Akron, OH | $61,070 | +1% above national |
| 137 | Toledo, OH | $61,070 | +1% above national |
| 138 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $61,060 | +1% above national |
| 139 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $61,060 | +1% above national |
| 140 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $61,060 | +1% above national |
| 141 | Kokomo, IN | $61,000 | +1% above national |
| 142 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $60,950 | +1% above national |
| 143 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $60,920 | +1% above national |
| 144 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $60,840 | same as national |
| 145 | Midland, TX | $60,830 | same as national |
| 146 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $60,800 | same as national |
| 147 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $60,720 | same as national |
| 148 | Ithaca, NY | $60,680 | same as national |
| 149 | Cleveland, OH | $60,650 | same as national |
| 150 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $60,640 | same as national |
| 151 | St. Cloud, MN | $60,600 | same as national |
| 152 | Terre Haute, IN | $60,560 | same as national |
| 153 | Duluth, MN-WI | $60,520 | same as national |
| 154 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $60,440 | same as national |
| 155 | Fort Wayne, IN | $60,400 | same as national |
| 156 | Green Bay, WI | $60,320 | same as national |
| 157 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $60,320 | same as national |
| 158 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $60,320 | same as national |
| 159 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $60,240 | 1% below national |
| 160 | Grand Junction, CO | $60,230 | 1% below national |
| 161 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $60,150 | 1% below national |
| 162 | Kenosha, WI | $60,120 | 1% below national |
| 163 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $60,110 | 1% below national |
| 164 | Dubuque, IA | $60,090 | 1% below national |
| 165 | Albuquerque, NM | $60,080 | 1% below national |
| 166 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $60,010 | 1% below national |
| 167 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $59,940 | 1% below national |
| 168 | Muncie, IN | $59,890 | 1% below national |
| 169 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $59,870 | 1% below national |
| 170 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $59,870 | 1% below national |
| 171 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $59,870 | 1% below national |
| 172 | Lawrence, KS | $59,800 | 1% below national |
| 173 | Boulder, CO | $59,760 | 1% below national |
| 174 | Monroe, MI | $59,750 | 1% below national |
| 175 | Salem, OR | $59,730 | 1% below national |
| 176 | Farmington, NM | $59,720 | 1% below national |
| 177 | Walla Walla, WA | $59,660 | 2% below national |
| 178 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $59,540 | 2% below national |
| 179 | Utica-Rome, NY | $59,540 | 2% below national |
| 180 | Rochester, NY | $59,490 | 2% below national |
| 181 | Santa Fe, NM | $59,420 | 2% below national |
| 182 | Traverse City, MI | $59,230 | 2% below national |
| 183 | Eau Claire, WI | $59,090 | 2% below national |
| 184 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $59,080 | 2% below national |
| 185 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $59,000 | 3% below national |
| 186 | Billings, MT | $58,950 | 3% below national |
| 187 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $58,950 | 3% below national |
| 188 | Minot, ND | $58,950 | 3% below national |
| 189 | Fargo, ND-MN | $58,940 | 3% below national |
| 190 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $58,930 | 3% below national |
| 191 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $58,930 | 3% below national |
| 192 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $58,920 | 3% below national |
| 193 | Great Falls, MT | $58,790 | 3% below national |
| 194 | Glens Falls, NY | $58,560 | 3% below national |
| 195 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $58,560 | 3% below national |
| 196 | Helena, MT | $58,490 | 3% below national |
| 197 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $58,480 | 3% below national |
| 198 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $58,430 | 4% below national |
| 199 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $58,330 | 4% below national |
| 200 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $58,310 | 4% below national |
| 201 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $58,290 | 4% below national |
| 202 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $58,240 | 4% below national |
| 203 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $58,160 | 4% below national |
| 204 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $58,040 | 4% below national |
| 205 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $58,020 | 4% below national |
| 206 | Medford, OR | $57,930 | 4% below national |
| 207 | Greeley, CO | $57,880 | 4% below national |
| 208 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $57,840 | 5% below national |
| 209 | Mansfield, OH | $57,750 | 5% below national |
| 210 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $57,690 | 5% below national |
| 211 | Sandusky, OH | $57,560 | 5% below national |
| 212 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $57,440 | 5% below national |
| 213 | Colorado Springs, CO | $57,430 | 5% below national |
| 214 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $57,420 | 5% below national |
| 215 | Altoona, PA | $57,360 | 5% below national |
| 216 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $57,340 | 5% below national |
| 217 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $57,200 | 6% below national |
| 218 | Grants Pass, OR | $57,160 | 6% below national |
| 219 | Missoula, MT | $57,160 | 6% below national |
| 220 | Bangor, ME | $57,100 | 6% below national |
| 221 | Albany, OR | $57,080 | 6% below national |
| 222 | Jefferson City, MO | $57,030 | 6% below national |
| 223 | Las Cruces, NM | $57,030 | 6% below national |
| 224 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $56,970 | 6% below national |
| 225 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $56,920 | 6% below national |
| 226 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $56,880 | 6% below national |
| 227 | Erie, PA | $56,850 | 6% below national |
| 228 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $56,600 | 7% below national |
| 229 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $56,570 | 7% below national |
| 230 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $56,530 | 7% below national |
| 231 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $56,520 | 7% below national |
| 232 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $56,350 | 7% below national |
| 233 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $56,300 | 7% below national |
| 234 | Cheyenne, WY | $56,160 | 7% below national |
| 235 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $56,160 | 7% below national |
| 236 | Columbia, MO | $56,160 | 7% below national |
| 237 | Jackson, MI | $56,160 | 7% below national |
| 238 | Pueblo, CO | $56,150 | 7% below national |
| 239 | Charlottesville, VA | $56,090 | 7% below national |
| 240 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $56,090 | 7% below national |
| 241 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $56,080 | 7% below national |
| 242 | Flagstaff, AZ | $55,970 | 8% below national |
| 243 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $55,840 | 8% below national |
| 244 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $55,770 | 8% below national |
| 245 | Lebanon, PA | $55,760 | 8% below national |
| 246 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $55,740 | 8% below national |
| 247 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $55,720 | 8% below national |
| 248 | Lancaster, PA | $55,690 | 8% below national |
| 249 | State College, PA | $55,690 | 8% below national |
| 250 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $55,690 | 8% below national |
| 251 | Ames, IA | $55,640 | 8% below national |
| 252 | Baton Rouge, LA | $55,630 | 8% below national |
| 253 | Bay City, MI | $55,520 | 8% below national |
| 254 | Reading, PA | $54,930 | 9% below national |
| 255 | Bismarck, ND | $54,670 | 10% below national |
| 256 | Niles, MI | $54,620 | 10% below national |
| 257 | Johnstown, PA | $54,560 | 10% below national |
| 258 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $54,400 | 10% below national |
| 259 | Lima, OH | $53,800 | 11% below national |
| 260 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $53,460 | 12% below national |
| 261 | Williamsport, PA | $53,340 | 12% below national |
| 262 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $53,230 | 12% below national |
| 263 | Omaha, NE-IA | $52,800 | 13% below national |
| 264 | Bowling Green, KY | $52,680 | 13% below national |
| 265 | Owensboro, KY | $52,360 | 14% below national |
| 266 | Odessa, TX | $52,260 | 14% below national |
| 267 | Dover, DE | $52,140 | 14% below national |
| 268 | Idaho Falls, ID | $52,140 | 14% below national |
| 269 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $52,130 | 14% below national |
| 270 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $52,060 | 14% below national |
| 271 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $52,030 | 14% below national |
| 272 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $52,000 | 14% below national |
| 273 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $52,000 | 14% below national |
| 274 | Springfield, MO | $52,000 | 14% below national |
| 275 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $52,000 | 14% below national |
| 276 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $52,000 | 14% below national |
| 277 | Richmond, VA | $51,870 | 14% below national |
| 278 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $51,870 | 14% below national |
| 279 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $51,820 | 14% below national |
| 280 | Spartanburg, SC | $51,750 | 15% below national |
| 281 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $51,740 | 15% below national |
| 282 | Paducah, KY-IL | $51,700 | 15% below national |
| 283 | Manhattan, KS | $51,600 | 15% below national |
| 284 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $51,570 | 15% below national |
| 285 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $51,540 | 15% below national |
| 286 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $51,500 | 15% below national |
| 287 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $51,310 | 15% below national |
| 288 | Asheville, NC | $51,290 | 15% below national |
| 289 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $51,280 | 15% below national |
| 290 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $51,230 | 15% below national |
| 291 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $51,230 | 15% below national |
| 292 | Topeka, KS | $51,210 | 15% below national |
| 293 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $51,100 | 16% below national |
| 294 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $50,960 | 16% below national |
| 295 | Decatur, AL | $50,950 | 16% below national |
| 296 | Wichita, KS | $50,930 | 16% below national |
| 297 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $50,890 | 16% below national |
| 298 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $50,860 | 16% below national |
| 299 | Boise City, ID | $50,850 | 16% below national |
| 300 | Wilmington, NC | $50,830 | 16% below national |
| 301 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $50,820 | 16% below national |
| 302 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $50,760 | 16% below national |
| 303 | Pocatello, ID | $50,700 | 16% below national |
| 304 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $50,690 | 16% below national |
| 305 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $50,680 | 16% below national |
| 306 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $50,620 | 16% below national |
| 307 | Jacksonville, FL | $50,540 | 17% below national |
| 308 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $50,450 | 17% below national |
| 309 | Salisbury, MD | $50,410 | 17% below national |
| 310 | Birmingham, AL | $50,400 | 17% below national |
| 311 | Knoxville, TN | $50,400 | 17% below national |
| 312 | Lawton, OK | $50,400 | 17% below national |
| 313 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $50,380 | 17% below national |
| 314 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $50,380 | 17% below national |
| 315 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $50,340 | 17% below national |
| 316 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $50,330 | 17% below national |
| 317 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $50,310 | 17% below national |
| 318 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $50,300 | 17% below national |
| 319 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $50,260 | 17% below national |
| 320 | Winchester, VA-WV | $50,180 | 17% below national |
| 321 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $50,130 | 17% below national |
| 322 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $50,120 | 17% below national |
| 323 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $50,090 | 17% below national |
| 324 | Wausau, WI | $49,990 | 17% below national |
| 325 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $49,980 | 17% below national |
| 326 | Casper, WY | $49,960 | 18% below national |
| 327 | Winston-Salem, NC | $49,940 | 18% below national |
| 328 | Goldsboro, NC | $49,920 | 18% below national |
| 329 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $49,910 | 18% below national |
| 330 | Lincoln, NE | $49,910 | 18% below national |
| 331 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $49,750 | 18% below national |
| 332 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $49,720 | 18% below national |
| 333 | Iowa City, IA | $49,680 | 18% below national |
| 334 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $49,670 | 18% below national |
| 335 | Harrisonburg, VA | $49,650 | 18% below national |
| 336 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $49,650 | 18% below national |
| 337 | Logan, UT-ID | $49,640 | 18% below national |
| 338 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $49,590 | 18% below national |
| 339 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $49,530 | 18% below national |
| 340 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $49,510 | 18% below national |
| 341 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $49,470 | 18% below national |
| 342 | Victoria, TX | $49,460 | 18% below national |
| 343 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $49,410 | 18% below national |
| 344 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $49,390 | 18% below national |
| 345 | Jackson, MS | $49,330 | 19% below national |
| 346 | Burlington, NC | $49,280 | 19% below national |
| 347 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $49,270 | 19% below national |
| 348 | Florence, SC | $49,250 | 19% below national |
| 349 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $49,240 | 19% below national |
| 350 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $49,210 | 19% below national |
| 351 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $49,210 | 19% below national |
| 352 | Morgantown, WV | $49,160 | 19% below national |
| 353 | Morristown, TN | $49,110 | 19% below national |
| 354 | Tucson, AZ | $49,110 | 19% below national |
| 355 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $49,080 | 19% below national |
| 356 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $49,070 | 19% below national |
| 357 | Elizabethtown, KY | $49,070 | 19% below national |
| 358 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $49,070 | 19% below national |
| 359 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $49,070 | 19% below national |
| 360 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $49,070 | 19% below national |
| 361 | Charleston, WV | $49,060 | 19% below national |
| 362 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $49,000 | 19% below national |
| 363 | Huntsville, AL | $48,970 | 19% below national |
| 364 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $48,940 | 19% below national |
| 365 | Oklahoma City, OK | $48,940 | 19% below national |
| 366 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $48,900 | 19% below national |
| 367 | Jacksonville, NC | $48,880 | 19% below national |
| 368 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $48,870 | 19% below national |
| 369 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $48,830 | 19% below national |
| 370 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $48,800 | 19% below national |
| 371 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $48,740 | 20% below national |
| 372 | Chambersburg, PA | $48,730 | 20% below national |
| 373 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $48,730 | 20% below national |
| 374 | Gettysburg, PA | $48,640 | 20% below national |
| 375 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $48,640 | 20% below national |
| 376 | Rapid City, SD | $48,640 | 20% below national |
| 377 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $48,620 | 20% below national |
| 378 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $48,570 | 20% below national |
| 379 | Joplin, MO-KS | $48,540 | 20% below national |
| 380 | Mobile, AL | $48,540 | 20% below national |
| 381 | Punta Gorda, FL | $48,530 | 20% below national |
| 382 | Cleveland, TN | $48,480 | 20% below national |
| 383 | Monroe, LA | $48,400 | 20% below national |
| 384 | Springfield, OH | $48,380 | 20% below national |
| 385 | Hattiesburg, MS | $48,360 | 20% below national |
| 386 | Grand Island, NE | $48,350 | 20% below national |
| 387 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $48,340 | 20% below national |
| 388 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $48,340 | 20% below national |
| 389 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $48,340 | 20% below national |
| 390 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $48,310 | 20% below national |
| 391 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $48,300 | 20% below national |
| 392 | Lynchburg, VA | $48,270 | 20% below national |
| 393 | Ogden, UT | $48,270 | 20% below national |
| 394 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $48,270 | 20% below national |
| 395 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $48,260 | 20% below national |
| 396 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $48,210 | 20% below national |
| 397 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $48,200 | 20% below national |
| 398 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $48,140 | 21% below national |
| 399 | Columbia, SC | $48,070 | 21% below national |
| 400 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $48,050 | 21% below national |
| 401 | Gainesville, FL | $48,040 | 21% below national |
| 402 | Beckley, WV | $48,000 | 21% below national |
| 403 | Jackson, TN | $47,950 | 21% below national |
| 404 | Johnson City, TN | $47,920 | 21% below national |
| 405 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $47,920 | 21% below national |
| 406 | Yuma, AZ | $47,910 | 21% below national |
| 407 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $47,880 | 21% below national |
| 408 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $47,840 | 21% below national |
| 409 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $47,840 | 21% below national |
| 410 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $47,840 | 21% below national |
| 411 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $47,840 | 21% below national |
| 412 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $47,830 | 21% below national |
| 413 | Amarillo, TX | $47,780 | 21% below national |
| 414 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $47,770 | 21% below national |
| 415 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $47,770 | 21% below national |
| 416 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $47,760 | 21% below national |
| 417 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $47,750 | 21% below national |
| 418 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $47,740 | 21% below national |
| 419 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $47,630 | 21% below national |
| 420 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $47,610 | 21% below national |
| 421 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $47,580 | 21% below national |
| 422 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $47,580 | 21% below national |
| 423 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $47,570 | 21% below national |
| 424 | Rocky Mount, NC | $47,490 | 22% below national |
| 425 | Twin Falls, ID | $47,470 | 22% below national |
| 426 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $47,450 | 22% below national |
| 427 | Lafayette, LA | $47,440 | 22% below national |
| 428 | Sebring, FL | $47,400 | 22% below national |
| 429 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $47,380 | 22% below national |
| 430 | Montgomery, AL | $47,360 | 22% below national |
| 431 | Waco, TX | $47,340 | 22% below national |
| 432 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $47,320 | 22% below national |
| 433 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $47,280 | 22% below national |
| 434 | Corpus Christi, TX | $47,200 | 22% below national |
| 435 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $47,190 | 22% below national |
| 436 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $47,180 | 22% below national |
| 437 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $47,130 | 22% below national |
| 438 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $47,090 | 22% below national |
| 439 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $47,090 | 22% below national |
| 440 | St. George, UT | $47,060 | 22% below national |
| 441 | Roanoke, VA | $47,050 | 22% below national |
| 442 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $47,030 | 22% below national |
| 443 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $47,000 | 22% below national |
| 444 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $46,990 | 22% below national |
| 445 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $46,980 | 22% below national |
| 446 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $46,970 | 22% below national |
| 447 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $46,950 | 22% below national |
| 448 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $46,920 | 23% below national |
| 449 | Tallahassee, FL | $46,870 | 23% below national |
| 450 | Tulsa, OK | $46,810 | 23% below national |
| 451 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $46,810 | 23% below national |
| 452 | Fayetteville, NC | $46,800 | 23% below national |
| 453 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $46,780 | 23% below national |
| 454 | Alexandria, LA | $46,760 | 23% below national |
| 455 | Greenville, NC | $46,750 | 23% below national |
| 456 | Warner Robins, GA | $46,750 | 23% below national |
| 457 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $46,670 | 23% below national |
| 458 | Ocala, FL | $46,600 | 23% below national |
| 459 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $46,540 | 23% below national |
| 460 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $46,270 | 24% below national |
| 461 | Gainesville, GA | $46,260 | 24% below national |
| 462 | Longview, TX | $46,160 | 24% below national |
| 463 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $46,160 | 24% below national |
| 464 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $46,080 | 24% below national |
| 465 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $45,970 | 24% below national |
| 466 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $45,940 | 24% below national |
| 467 | Lake Charles, LA | $45,930 | 24% below national |
| 468 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $45,930 | 24% below national |
| 469 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $45,740 | 24% below national |
| 470 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $45,740 | 24% below national |
| 471 | Sumter, SC | $45,700 | 25% below national |
| 472 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $45,630 | 25% below national |
| 473 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $45,440 | 25% below national |
| 474 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $45,400 | 25% below national |
| 475 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $45,390 | 25% below national |
| 476 | Hammond, LA | $45,340 | 25% below national |
| 477 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $45,280 | 25% below national |
| 478 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $45,110 | 26% below national |
| 479 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $45,110 | 26% below national |
| 480 | Columbus, GA-AL | $45,070 | 26% below national |
| 481 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $45,040 | 26% below national |
| 482 | Savannah, GA | $44,900 | 26% below national |
| 483 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $44,770 | 26% below national |
| 484 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $44,740 | 26% below national |
| 485 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $44,500 | 27% below national |
| 486 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $44,450 | 27% below national |
| 487 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $44,270 | 27% below national |
| 488 | Tyler, TX | $44,220 | 27% below national |
| 489 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $44,070 | 27% below national |
| 490 | Jonesboro, AR | $43,950 | 27% below national |
| 491 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $43,950 | 27% below national |
| 492 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $43,910 | 28% below national |
| 493 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $43,560 | 28% below national |
| 494 | Lubbock, TX | $43,500 | 28% below national |
| 495 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $43,430 | 28% below national |
| 496 | Hot Springs, AR | $43,370 | 28% below national |
| 497 | Abilene, TX | $43,030 | 29% below national |
| 498 | Dothan, AL | $42,800 | 29% below national |
| 499 | Dalton, GA | $42,750 | 29% below national |
| 500 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $42,650 | 30% below national |
| 501 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $42,490 | 30% below national |
| 502 | El Paso, TX | $42,430 | 30% below national |
| 503 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $42,420 | 30% below national |
| 504 | Rome, GA | $42,000 | 31% below national |
| 505 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $41,890 | 31% below national |
| 506 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $41,670 | 31% below national |
| 507 | San Angelo, TX | $41,600 | 31% below national |
| 508 | Laredo, TX | $41,540 | 31% below national |
| 509 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $41,540 | 31% below national |
| 510 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $41,530 | 31% below national |
| 511 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $41,470 | 32% below national |
| 512 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $41,210 | 32% below national |
| 513 | Gadsden, AL | $41,180 | 32% below national |
| 514 | Wichita Falls, TX | $38,620 | 36% below national |
| 515 | Albany, GA | $38,400 | 37% below national |
| 516 | Valdosta, GA | $37,840 | 38% below national |
| 517 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $35,640 | 41% below national |
| 518 | Guayama, PR | $33,410 | 45% below national |
| 519 | Mayaguez, PR | $33,160 | 45% below national |
| 520 | Ponce, PR | $31,200 | 48% below national |
| 521 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $30,530 | 50% below national |
| 522 | Arecibo, PR | $29,970 | 51% below national |
| 523 | Aguadilla, PR | $29,750 | 51% below national |
| 524 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $29,720 | 51% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Carpenters make? ▼
The median annual salary for Carpenters is $60,580 ($29.12/hour). The salary range spans from $40,410 at the 10th percentile to $99,910 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Carpenters the most? ▼
Hawaii pays the highest median salary for Carpenters at $85,280/year, which is +41% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Carpenters? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Carpenters is High school diploma or equivalent. On-the-job training: Apprenticeship.
How dangerous is being a Carpenters? ▼
Carpenters has a safety grade of B (Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 16.5 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 4 per 100 workers.
Is Carpenters a good career? ▼
Employment for Carpenters is projected to grow 4.5% from 2024 to 2034, which is about average. About 74,100 openings are projected each year.
How does Carpenters pay vary by state? ▼
Carpenters salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Hawaii at $85,280/year, while South Dakota pays the least at $48,140/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Carpenters? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Carpenters is Kankakee, IL at $95,280/year. BLS reports wage data for 524 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Carpenters pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $76,830/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
- Location moves pay significantly: Hawaii leads at $85,280/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
- Compare this occupation against similar roles before you decide, so you are reading the pay band in context rather than in isolation. Compare jobs
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