The annual salary statistics of carpenters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of carpenters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $38,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for carpenters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of carpenters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $56,830 | 3.71% | 23.42% |
| 2021 | $54,720 | -6.93% | - |
| 2020 | $58,510 | 1.76% | - |
| 2019 | $57,480 | 0.42% | - |
| 2018 | $57,240 | 4.47% | - |
| 2017 | $54,680 | 6.53% | - |
| 2016 | $51,110 | 3.25% | - |
| 2015 | $49,450 | 1.44% | - |
| 2014 | $48,740 | 4.10% | - |
| 2013 | $46,740 | 6.89% | - |
| 2012 | $43,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,830 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for carpenters in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of carpenters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 12.2 percent (12.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 36.4 percent (36.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.