The highest-paying states for carpenters helpers (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 helpers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $49,020, Massachusetts is the highest paying state for carpenters helpers. It is followed by California (average annual salary $48,040). 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 helpers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | $49,020 |
$39,190 | 230 |
| 2 | California | $48,040 |
$36,130 | 3,390 |
| 3 | Colorado | $47,750 |
$38,340 | 270 |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $46,380 |
$39,150 | 60 |
| 5 | Hawaii | $46,210 |
$38,120 | 70 |
| 6 | Nevada | $44,100 |
$31,630 | 390 |
| 7 | Idaho | $42,200 |
$40,630 | 110 |
| 8 | New York | $41,600 |
$33,450 | 1,030 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | $40,090 |
$31,550 | 920 |
| 10 | Minnesota | $40,020 |
$22,540 | 190 |
| 11 | Connecticut | $39,940 |
$31,200 | 50 |
| 12 | Georgia | $39,470 |
$28,970 | 480 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $38,670 |
$37,440 | 190 |
| 14 | Washington | $38,440 |
$36,140 | 400 |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $38,040 |
$27,020 | 120 |
| 16 | Texas | $37,900 |
$29,610 | 2,960 |
| 17 | Maine | $37,730 |
$28,370 | 390 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | $37,440 |
$31,520 | 310 |
| 19 | Utah | $37,420 |
$27,270 | 430 |
| 20 | Wyoming | $36,900 |
$29,120 | 140 |
| 21 | Michigan | $36,780 |
$30,690 | 310 |
| 22 | Virgin Islands | $36,660 |
$28,830 | 50 |
| 23 | Iowa | $36,350 |
$27,990 | 110 |
| 24 | South Carolina | $36,250 |
$25,680 | 450 |
| 25 | Ohio | $36,010 |
$30,050 | 360 |
| 26 | Arizona | $35,700 |
$30,820 | 350 |
| 27 | Vermont | $35,320 |
$27,000 | 150 |
| 28 | Maryland | $35,160 |
$29,200 | 590 |
| 29 | Oregon | $35,050 |
$31,230 | 570 |
| 30 | North Carolina | $35,050 |
$24,180 | 890 |
| 31 | New Mexico | $34,950 |
$24,850 | 120 |
| 32 | Indiana | $34,740 |
$23,680 | 230 |
| 33 | North Dakota | $34,640 |
$24,790 | 60 |
| 34 | New Jersey | $34,640 |
$27,040 | 640 |
| 35 | Virginia | $34,210 |
$28,800 | 1,460 |
| 36 | Alaska | $34,210 |
$24,610 | 120 |
| 37 | Missouri | $34,030 |
$30,690 | 250 |
| 38 | Illinois | $33,890 |
$30,690 | 180 |
| 39 | Louisiana | $33,630 |
$22,070 | 530 |
| 40 | Nebraska | $33,520 |
$24,160 | 170 |
| 41 | Florida | $33,470 |
$26,880 | 2,170 |
| 42 | Kentucky | $33,470 |
$28,080 | 220 |
| 43 | Delaware | $33,470 |
$25,680 | 200 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $33,130 |
$24,490 | 1,160 |
| 45 | West Virginia | $33,060 |
$24,110 | 300 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $32,680 |
$29,180 | 190 |
| 47 | Alabama | $31,600 |
$18,960 | 180 |
| 48 | Mississippi | $31,220 |
$21,920 | 140 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $31,200 |
$29,640 | 120 |
| 50 | Kansas | $30,120 |
$22,370 | 140 |
| 51 | South Dakota | $29,480 |
$23,950 | 270 |
| 52 | Montana | $27,930 |
$25,660 | 160 |
| 53 | Guam | $22,310 |
$18,550 | 40 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $20,290 |
$18,050 | 1,090 |