The annual salary statistics of carpenters in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of carpenters in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 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 | $33,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for carpenters in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,130.
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 | $45,650 | 16.23% | 25.83% |
| 2021 | $38,240 | 7.14% | - |
| 2020 | $35,510 | 3.72% | - |
| 2019 | $34,190 | 3.98% | - |
| 2018 | $32,830 | -2.10% | - |
| 2017 | $33,520 | -7.37% | - |
| 2016 | $35,990 | 0.47% | - |
| 2015 | $35,820 | -2.18% | - |
| 2014 | $36,600 | 9.54% | - |
| 2013 | $33,110 | -2.27% | - |
| 2012 | $33,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,650 in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is in the middle of salary range for carpenters in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of carpenters in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 5.0 percent (5.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News and 37.0 percent (37.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Richmond | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville |