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Carpenters Salary in Gary, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of carpenters in Gary, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of carpenters in Gary 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 Gary, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,340
25th Percentile Wage
$36,450
50th Percentile Wage
$49,670
75th Percentile Wage
$66,440
90th Percentile Wage
$80,070

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for carpenters in Gary, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,340.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of carpenters from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$49,670
11.27% 7.97%
2016
$44,070
7.85% -
2015
$40,610
-9.38% -
2014
$44,420
-13.42% -
2013
$50,380
9.27% -
2012
$45,710
- -

Table 2. Compare Carpenters Salary in Gary with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,670 in Gary is in the middle of salary range for carpenters in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of carpenters in Gary is 18.4 percent (18.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Michigan City-La Porte and 28.5 percent (28.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Michigan City-La Porte
$60,840
Elkhart-Goshen
$57,580
Indianapolis-Carmel
$54,770
Columbus
$54,600
Bloomington
$51,170
Fort Wayne
$50,350
Muncie
$50,290
Gary
$49,670
Lafayette-West Lafayette
$49,260
Terre Haute
$49,110
Kokomo
$48,150
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$47,160
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$46,750
Lafayette
$36,770
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$35,700
Anderson
$35,500