Median pay · the United States
$43,780A year, or $21 an hour.| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile1 in 10 earn less | $31,660 | $15 |
| 25th percentile | $36,730 | $18 |
| MedianHalf earn more, half less | $43,780 | $21 |
| 75th percentile | $49,400 | $24 |
| 90th percentile1 in 10 earn more | $57,670 | $28 |
| MeanAll pay divided by all jobs | $44,050 | $21 |
Wage survey · BLS May 2025
How we got this
- Median wage in the United StatesBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of the people in this job were paid more than this, half less.$43,780
- Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$21.05
- Jobs countedWage and salary jobs; the self-employed are not surveyed.21,680
What we assumed
- Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
- OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
Technical details
Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1
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Which state pays helpers--carpenters the most?
Colorado pays a median of $50,900, Missouri $32,420. That is a gap of $18,480 before either state's taxes or prices are counted.
- Colorado. See take-home and local prices in Colorado →
- The nominal figure is not the comparison. A higher salary in an expensive state can leave less than a lower one somewhere cheap. Each state page adjusts for tax and price level.
Common questions
Helpers--Carpenters pay in the United States, answered
How much do helpers--carpenters make?
The median wage for helpers--carpenters in the United States is $43,780 a year, or $21.05 an hour.
Half earn more than that and half earn less. The figure comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational wage survey for May 2025.
What is the average Helpers--Carpenters salary?
BLS’s mean (average) wage for helpers--carpenters in the United States is $44,050 a year. The median is $43,780.
The mean sits higher when a smaller group of high earners pulls the average up. For a typical paycheck, the median is the better middle.
What is the hourly pay for helpers--carpenters?
The median hourly wage is $21.05. At a full-time year that lines up with about $43,780 a year.
BLS May 2025; hourly and annual figures come from the same survey.
What is the starting salary for helpers--carpenters?
BLS does not publish starting pay. The closest figure it does publish is the low end of the range: in the United States, the lowest-paid 10% of helpers--carpenters earn under $31,660 a year and a quarter earn under $36,730 ($15.22 and $17.66 an hour).
New hires often start somewhere in that band, but the May 2025 survey does not record experience, so read it as a floor to compare an offer against rather than a typical first salary.
What is the salary range for helpers--carpenters?
The overall salary range for helpers--carpenters in the United States spans from $31,660 for the bottom 10% to $57,670 for top earners.
The middle 50% earn between $36,730 and $49,400 a year, with the overall median at $43,780.
What do the highest-paid helpers--carpenters earn?
The top tenth earn $57,670 a year or more. The 10th-percentile wage is $31,660.
Experience, specialty, employer and the part of the United States someone works in all move a wage inside that range; the survey reports the spread, not the reason for it.
How many helpers--carpenters are there in the United States?
The survey counted 21,680 of these jobs in the United States for May 2025.
It counts wage and salary jobs, so the self-employed are outside it.