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We take a look at numbers from the United States Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) and focus on the average hourly wages of carpenters per US state. The data is based on the occupational employment statistics (OES) as published by the BLS.
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Average hourly wages of carpenters in the USA for 2017 based on OES results
So ever wondered what the average hourly wage is of the carpenter that installed your new wooden floor, or built your wooden fence or wall? We take a look at the average hourly wage earned by carpenters per state in the USA based on the numbers published by the BLS. The interactive map of the US shows the average hourly wage per state using a heat map in which the lighter the blue color the lower the average hourly wage and the darker the red becomes the higher the average hourly wage (see the legend at the bottom right of the map). The advantage of a heatmap like this is the fact that one can easily see the difference in hourly wages per state instead of looking at a table for example.
From the map it is pretty clear that carpenters in Hawaii and Alaska earns the highest average hourly wage of any of the states in the USA, while carpenters in Arkansas earn the lowest average hourly wage of any of the states in the US. The full list of states and their average hourly wage paid to carpenters are provided below.
The average hourly wage across all states for carpenters is sitting at $22.58. So if you are a carpenter in the USA and you are earning less than $22.58 you are earning less than your peers across the USA (and should perhaps consider moving to Hawaii or Alaska where carpenters get paid a lot more than the country average). In 22 states carpenters earn more than the country average and in 29 of the states they earn less than the country average.
- Hawaii:$34.41
- Alaska:$33.43
- Illinois:$30.53
- New York:$30.11
- New Jersey:$29.52
- Massachusetts:$28.92
- Washington:$27.81
- California:$27.51
- Connecticut:$26.70
- Missouri:$26.14
- District of Columbia:$24.82
- Minnesota:$24.47
- Pennsylvania:$24.41
- Nevada:$24.39
- Rhode Island:$24.34
- Wisconsin:$23.85
- Wyoming:$23.53
- Oregon:$23.47
- Delaware:$23.26
- Maryland:$23.22
- Ohio:$22.67
- Michigan:$22.63
- New Hampshire:$21.97
- Indiana:$21.86
- Colorado:$21.65
- Georgia:$21.54
- Kentucky:$21.19
- Montana:$21.11
- Louisiana:$21.00
- Vermont:$20.77
- Arizona:$20.67
- Iowa:$20.66
- North Dakota:$20.61
- Virginia:$20.56
- West Virginia:$20.38
- Kansas:$20.01
- South Carolina:$19.70
- Oklahoma:$19.65
- Maine:$19.57
- Texas:$19.21
- Florida:$19.05
- Utah:$19.05
- Alabama:$18.79
- Tennessee:$18.64
- New Mexico:$18.44
- Nebraska:$18.42
- Mississippi:$18.23
- Idaho:$17.53
- North Carolina:$17.41
- South Dakota:$17.20
- Arkansas:$16.62
The average hourly wage across all states for carpenters is sitting at $22.58. So if you are a carpenter in the USA and you are earning less than $22.58 you are earning less than your peers across the USA (and should perhaps consider moving to Hawaii or Alaska where carpenters get paid a lot more than the country average). In 22 states carpenters earn more than the country average and in 29 of the states they earn less than the country average.