The annual salary statistics of carpenters in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of carpenters in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $38,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for carpenters in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,870.
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 | $59,780 | 1.00% | 27.47% |
| 2021 | $59,180 | 2.62% | - |
| 2020 | $57,630 | 3.87% | - |
| 2019 | $55,400 | 11.16% | - |
| 2018 | $49,220 | -2.42% | - |
| 2017 | $50,410 | 2.96% | - |
| 2016 | $48,920 | 4.99% | - |
| 2015 | $46,480 | 11.60% | - |
| 2014 | $41,090 | -2.51% | - |
| 2013 | $42,120 | -2.94% | - |
| 2012 | $43,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,780 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for carpenters in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of carpenters in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 8.8 percent (8.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 31.4 percent (31.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.