Carpenters · SOC 47-2031
Carpenters Salary in the Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Carpenters in the Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $47,580 per year ($22.87 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $33,480 at the 10th percentile to $57,600 at the 90th. BLS estimates 310 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Carpenters in the Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area earn more than $47,580 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $37,440 and $47,890.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $33,480 | $37,440 | $47,580 | $47,890 | $57,600 |
| Hourly | $16.10 | $18.00 | $22.87 | $23.02 | $27.69 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area$47,580 median for Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $37,440 to $47,890
- Alabamastate$48,220 median for Alabama; middle half earns $40,410 to $56,390
- United Statesnational$60,580 median for United States; middle half earns $48,510 to $76,830
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −1% vs Alabama overall and −21% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Alabama
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for carpenters, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan areathis page$47,580 median for Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $37,440 to $47,890
- $51,740 median for Florence metro area; middle half earns $44,920 to $65,500
- $50,950 median for Decatur metro area; middle half earns $45,230 to $59,230
- $50,400 median for Birmingham metro area; middle half earns $45,760 to $60,210
- $49,070 median for Anniston metro area; middle half earns $43,730 to $51,230
- $48,970 median for Huntsville metro area; middle half earns $43,030 to $58,360
- $48,870 median for Tuscaloosa metro area; middle half earns $42,670 to $57,900
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for carpenterss · Highest-paying occupations in Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.