The highest-paying states for cabinetmakers and bench carpenters (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of cabinetmakers and bench carpenters in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $56,400, New Jersey is the highest paying state for cabinetmakers and bench carpenters. It is followed by Massachusetts (average annual salary $49,980). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of cabinetmakers and bench carpenters in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | $56,400 |
$30,250 | 950 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $49,980 |
$37,300 | 1,920 |
| 3 | Rhode Island | $49,800 |
$31,070 | 180 |
| 4 | Hawaii | $49,140 |
$33,070 | 160 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $47,940 |
$33,820 | 550 |
| 6 | Iowa | $46,940 |
$35,770 | 1,490 |
| 7 | Colorado | $46,520 |
$33,850 | 1,320 |
| 8 | Vermont | $46,410 |
$32,360 | 250 |
| 9 | Nevada | $46,340 |
$31,730 | 680 |
| 10 | North Dakota | $45,840 |
$33,280 | 210 |
| 11 | Washington | $45,510 |
$35,960 | 1,860 |
| 12 | Minnesota | $45,360 |
$37,240 | 3,140 |
| 13 | Delaware | $45,010 |
$31,370 | 190 |
| 14 | New York | $44,960 |
$33,070 | 3,540 |
| 15 | Illinois | $44,270 |
$28,920 | 2,390 |
| 16 | California | $44,170 |
$34,260 | 10,930 |
| 17 | District of Columbia | $43,970 |
$25,030 | 90 |
| 18 | Maine | $43,750 |
$31,330 | 550 |
| 19 | New Hampshire | $43,100 |
$31,110 | 260 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | $42,270 |
$31,430 | 2,430 |
| 21 | Michigan | $41,210 |
$29,890 | 1,590 |
| 22 | Alaska | $40,850 |
$30,890 | 60 |
| 23 | Missouri | $40,750 |
$30,270 | 3,010 |
| 24 | Maryland | $40,310 |
$31,200 | 730 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | $39,970 |
$27,910 | 5,300 |
| 26 | Montana | $39,490 |
$29,720 | 600 |
| 27 | Oregon | $39,320 |
$30,670 | 2,410 |
| 28 | South Carolina | $39,320 |
$28,610 | 880 |
| 29 | New Mexico | $38,980 |
$30,670 | 160 |
| 30 | Indiana | $38,800 |
$28,930 | 7,400 |
| 31 | Florida | $38,560 |
$30,320 | 4,190 |
| 32 | Georgia | $38,180 |
$27,940 | 3,610 |
| 33 | Louisiana | $38,130 |
$29,000 | 480 |
| 34 | Utah | $37,950 |
$30,850 | 2,300 |
| 35 | Ohio | $37,900 |
$29,680 | 3,220 |
| 36 | Kansas | $37,340 |
$31,110 | 1,340 |
| 37 | Virginia | $37,200 |
$25,580 | 2,290 |
| 38 | South Dakota | $37,130 |
$31,190 | 520 |
| 39 | Nebraska | $37,000 |
$30,280 | 760 |
| 40 | Idaho | $36,920 |
$23,840 | 1,150 |
| 41 | Mississippi | $36,730 |
$23,310 | 840 |
| 42 | Wyoming | $36,730 |
$30,510 | 90 |
| 43 | North Carolina | $36,720 |
$26,390 | 2,500 |
| 44 | Arizona | $36,380 |
$29,540 | 1,410 |
| 45 | Kentucky | $36,190 |
$30,090 | 1,100 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $34,670 |
$25,330 | 1,220 |
| 47 | Tennessee | $34,520 |
$25,580 | 1,480 |
| 48 | Texas | $34,390 |
$25,250 | 8,560 |
| 49 | Alabama | $33,100 |
$24,650 | 2,330 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | $31,670 |
$21,980 | 980 |
| 51 | West Virginia | $30,390 |
$30,360 | 480 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $19,540 |
$17,980 | 680 |