The highest-paying states for 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 carpenters in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $77,050, Hawaii is the highest paying state for carpenters. It is followed by Illinois (average annual salary $66,780). 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 carpenters in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $77,050 |
$47,930 | 5,020 |
| 2 | Illinois | $66,780 |
$36,830 | 23,470 |
| 3 | Alaska | $65,320 |
$45,370 | 2,710 |
| 4 | California | $64,120 |
$39,800 | 111,340 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $63,790 |
$40,090 | 15,050 |
| 6 | Washington | $63,260 |
$45,870 | 26,470 |
| 7 | District of Columbia | $63,230 |
$46,850 | 1,020 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $62,550 |
$44,070 | 18,490 |
| 9 | New York | $62,290 |
$38,670 | 39,570 |
| 10 | Connecticut | $61,700 |
$40,860 | 6,720 |
| 11 | Nevada | $60,470 |
$40,160 | 13,160 |
| 12 | Minnesota | $59,200 |
$39,120 | 17,190 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $58,470 |
$41,950 | 3,220 |
| 14 | Delaware | $57,500 |
$37,980 | 1,560 |
| 15 | Missouri | $55,720 |
$36,810 | 17,010 |
| 16 | Oregon | $55,600 |
$37,960 | 13,530 |
| 17 | Ohio | $54,530 |
$36,880 | 16,830 |
| 18 | Maryland | $54,080 |
$36,680 | 11,140 |
| 19 | Colorado | $53,310 |
$37,150 | 14,690 |
| 20 | Michigan | $51,180 |
$37,360 | 18,510 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $51,030 |
$37,230 | 14,120 |
| 22 | New Hampshire | $50,860 |
$38,720 | 3,610 |
| 23 | Indiana | $50,420 |
$30,520 | 14,630 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | $50,410 |
$35,450 | 29,020 |
| 25 | Wyoming | $50,190 |
$38,070 | 2,490 |
| 26 | Maine | $49,550 |
$37,190 | 5,070 |
| 27 | Vermont | $49,400 |
$39,280 | 2,760 |
| 28 | North Dakota | $48,610 |
$37,180 | 2,820 |
| 29 | Virginia | $48,510 |
$34,250 | 16,360 |
| 30 | Kentucky | $48,360 |
$33,690 | 7,680 |
| 31 | Utah | $48,260 |
$32,380 | 11,750 |
| 32 | Kansas | $48,220 |
$30,860 | 5,530 |
| 33 | Iowa | $47,960 |
$34,370 | 6,320 |
| 34 | Arizona | $47,880 |
$34,130 | 13,050 |
| 35 | Montana | $47,820 |
$36,670 | 4,800 |
| 36 | Virgin Islands | $47,400 |
$35,460 | 250 |
| 37 | Louisiana | $47,100 |
$30,130 | 7,300 |
| 38 | Georgia | $47,040 |
$34,490 | 9,240 |
| 39 | Tennessee | $46,410 |
$31,470 | 9,730 |
| 40 | Texas | $46,270 |
$33,390 | 33,830 |
| 41 | South Carolina | $46,060 |
$29,320 | 9,060 |
| 42 | Florida | $45,670 |
$32,640 | 47,600 |
| 43 | Idaho | $45,210 |
$31,310 | 7,940 |
| 44 | North Carolina | $44,980 |
$29,980 | 14,710 |
| 45 | New Mexico | $44,300 |
$32,080 | 3,020 |
| 46 | Nebraska | $44,290 |
$34,760 | 5,680 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $44,270 |
$29,390 | 4,680 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $44,050 |
$30,070 | 3,790 |
| 49 | Alabama | $40,620 |
$29,620 | 6,160 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $39,900 |
$29,870 | 2,670 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $39,620 |
$30,230 | 3,310 |
| 52 | South Dakota | $38,730 |
$31,850 | 4,340 |
| 53 | Guam | $35,680 |
$31,720 | 1,380 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $23,560 |
$18,840 | 2,920 |