Woodworkers, All Other · SOC 51-7099

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Woodworkers, All Others

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

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for woodworkers, all other. 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 22 of 22 metro areas

Woodworkers, All Other: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$64,260	30	0.0
2	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$57,980	Not published	Not published
3	Oklahoma City, OK	$56,470	50	0.1
4	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$49,240	150	0.1
5	Urban Honolulu, HI	$48,470	40	0.1
6	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$48,380	Not published	Not published
7	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$46,390	70	0.1
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$46,360	110	0.0
9	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$46,260	100	0.1
10	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$45,540	Not published	Not published
11	Eugene-Springfield, OR	$44,760	150	0.9
12	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$43,310	60	0.0
13	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$40,090	Not published	Not published
14	Cleveland, TN	$37,970	40	0.9
15	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$37,780	40	0.0
16	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$37,470	90	0.1
17	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$37,250	Not published	Not published
18	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$36,990	40	0.0
19	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$36,970	Not published	Not published
20	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$36,710	30	0.1
21	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$35,160	Not published	Not published
22	Morristown, TN	$30,510	120	2.6

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Woodworkers, All Other 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.