The annual salary statistics of carpenters in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of carpenters in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $44,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for carpenters in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,870.
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 | $62,500 | 4.27% | 44.11% |
| 2021 | $59,830 | 9.11% | - |
| 2020 | $54,380 | 8.51% | - |
| 2019 | $49,750 | 16.22% | - |
| 2018 | $41,680 | 4.61% | - |
| 2017 | $39,760 | 1.79% | - |
| 2016 | $39,050 | 7.35% | - |
| 2015 | $36,180 | 1.44% | - |
| 2014 | $35,660 | 2.19% | - |
| 2013 | $34,880 | -0.14% | - |
| 2012 | $34,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,500 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for carpenters in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of carpenters in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 4.6 percent (4.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 34.4 percent (34.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.