Helpers--Carpenters · SOC 47-3012

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Helpers--Carpenterss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for helpers--carpenters. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 95 metro areas

Helpers--Carpenters: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$64,810	750	0.1
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$62,370	340	0.1
3	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$59,090	50	0.5
4	New Haven, CT	$52,760	40	0.1
5	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$52,760	Not published	Not published
6	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$51,200	130	0.1
7	Stockton-Lodi, CA	$50,590	40	0.1
8	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$50,540	40	0.1
9	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$50,290	Not published	Not published
10	Portland-South Portland, ME	$49,800	Not published	Not published
11	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$49,680	70	0.3
12	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$48,850	1,360	0.1
13	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$48,530	Not published	Not published
14	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$48,520	50	0.2
15	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$48,250	90	0.6
16	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$48,250	70	0.2
17	Baton Rouge, LA	$47,830	300	0.7
18	Reno, NV	$47,430	150	0.5
19	Charlottesville, VA	$47,320	Not published	Not published
20	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$46,940	Not published	Not published
21	Knoxville, TN	$46,670	30	0.1
22	Lake Charles, LA	$46,510	50	0.5
23	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$46,060	420	0.2
24	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$45,710	500	0.3
25	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$45,690	50	0.1

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Helpers--Carpenters overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.