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Carpenters Salary in Salinas, California

The annual salary statistics of carpenters in Salinas, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of carpenters in Salinas is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Carpenters in Salinas, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$41,200
25th Percentile Wage
$49,940
50th Percentile Wage
$63,620
75th Percentile Wage
$80,530
90th Percentile Wage
$104,700

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for carpenters in Salinas, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,700. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,200.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of carpenters from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$63,620
1.57% 5.09%
2021
$62,620
-21.59% -
2020
$76,140
7.43% -
2019
$70,480
6.80% -
2018
$65,690
4.60% -
2017
$62,670
3.51% -
2016
$60,470
-0.78% -
2015
$60,940
2.02% -
2014
$59,710
-3.82% -
2013
$61,990
2.60% -
2012
$60,380
- -

Table 2. Compare Carpenters Salary in Salinas with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,620 in Salinas is in the middle of salary range for carpenters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of carpenters in Salinas is 15.8 percent (15.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 28.2 percent (28.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$75,520
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$75,350
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$75,230
Napa
$69,230
Vallejo-Fairfield
$67,080
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$65,390
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$65,030
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$64,330
Chico
$64,150
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$63,880
Salinas
$63,620
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$63,260
Modesto
$62,850
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$62,800
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$62,400
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$62,210
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$62,210
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$62,150
Madera-Chowchilla
$61,360
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$61,120
El Centro
$61,060
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$60,820
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$60,370
Hanford-Corcoran
$60,320
Bakersfield-Delano
$60,300
Stockton
$60,020
Fresno
$59,650
Yuba City
$59,650
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$59,020
Redding
$57,690
Merced
$57,550
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$56,660
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$54,110
Visalia-Porterville
$52,410
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$52,070
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$51,050
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$48,180
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$47,570
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$45,660

See also: Top paying jobs in Salinas, California.