How much does a Carpentry Assistant make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Carpentry Assistant in the United States is $48,102 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.
However, a Carpentry Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $56,413
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,523 to $52,452
Key Factors That Influence Carpentry Assistant Salaries
A Carpentry Assistant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Carpentry Assistant Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Carpentry Assistant's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
How Do Carpentry Assistant Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Carpentry Assistants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $53,259.
California: $53,057.
Massachusetts: $52,350.
District of Columbia$53,259
California$53,057
Massachusetts$52,350
Washington$52,157
New Jersey$52,138
Alaska$52,071
Connecticut$51,407
New York$51,137
Hawaii$50,276
Rhode Island$49,872
Maryland$49,598
Minnesota$49,223
Colorado$49,079
Illinois$49,031
Oregon$48,848
Delaware$48,713
New Hampshire$48,628
Virginia$48,439
Pennsylvania$47,886
Nevada$47,607
North Dakota$47,515
Michigan$47,371
Wisconsin$47,318
Vermont$47,212
Texas$46,919
Maine$46,900
Arizona$46,871
Ohio$46,837
Georgia$46,395
Indiana$46,173
Wyoming$46,130
Utah$46,063
Iowa$46,034
Kansas$45,803
Louisiana$45,736
North Carolina$45,712
Missouri$45,702
Florida$45,514
Montana$45,413
Nebraska$45,317
Kentucky$45,264
South Carolina$45,072
Tennessee$44,952
Idaho$44,903
New Mexico$44,552
Oklahoma$44,475
Alabama$44,191
South Dakota$43,715
Arkansas$43,456
West Virginia$43,316
Mississippi$42,898
Top Paying Cities for Carpentry Assistants
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $60,671
San Francisco: $60,007
Oakland: $58,742
San Jose, CA$60,671
San Francisco, CA$60,007
Oakland, CA$58,742
New York, NY$55,384
Paramus, NJ$54,711
Queens Village, NY$54,709
Passaic, NJ$54,663
Bergenfield, NJ$54,659
Stamford, CT$54,553
Huntington, NY$54,533
Newark, NJ$54,178
Bridgeport, CT$54,076
Vallejo, CA$53,980
New Brunswick, NJ$53,961
Petaluma, CA$53,932
Middlesex, NJ$53,841
Somerset, NJ$53,807
Santa Cruz, CA$53,745
Boston, MA$53,451
Monterey, CA$53,282
Seattle, WA$53,172
Santa Rosa, CA$53,163
Los Angeles, CA$53,148
Juneau, AK$53,023
Washington, DC$52,970
Orange, CA$52,799
Santa Ana, CA$52,672
Long Beach, CA$52,624
Anaheim, CA$52,614
Anchorage, AK$52,590
Santa Maria, CA$52,446
Everett, WA$52,436
Danbury, CT$52,267
Bremerton, WA$52,201
Tacoma, WA$52,027
New Suffolk, NY$52,026
Sacramento, CA$52,013
Santa Barbara, CA$51,960
Trenton, NJ$51,907
San Diego, CA$51,907
Brockton, MA$51,854
Fairbanks, AK$51,736
Lompoc, CA$51,614
Lowell, MA$51,575
Ventura, CA$51,566
Nashua, NH$51,556
Stockton, CA$51,551
Modesto, CA$51,200
Poughkeepsie, NY$51,094
Olympia, WA$51,003
Kennewick, WA$51,003
New Haven, CT$50,984
Lawrence, MA$50,810
Hartford, CT$50,762
Riverside, CA$50,753
New Bedford, MA$50,705
Richland, WA$50,705
Bakersfield, CA$50,637
San Bernardino, CA$50,618
New Britain, CT$50,613
Atlantic City, NJ$50,613
New London, CT$50,594
Norwich, CT$50,579
Portsmouth, NH$50,570
Boulder, CO$50,468
Portland, OR$50,401
Worcester, MA$50,397
Minneapolis, MN$50,248
Philadelphia, PA$50,180
Honolulu, HI$50,021
Saint Paul, MN$49,998
Vineland, NJ$49,988
Providence, RI$49,848
Chicago, IL$49,709
Bellingham, WA$49,651
Springfield, MA$49,613
Baltimore, MD$49,598
Chico, CA$49,478
Pittsfield, MA$49,348
Manchester, NH$49,257
Spokane, WA$49,045
Denver, CO$49,040
Albany, NY$48,814
Troy, NY$48,795
Nassau, NY$48,743
Schenectady, NY$48,694
Wilmington, DE$48,655
Burlington, VT$48,588
Salem, OR$48,569
Portland, ME$48,420
Yakima, WA$48,372
Rochester, MN$48,222
Reno, NV$48,198
Fresno, CA$48,198
Milwaukee, WI$48,155
Detroit, MI$48,107
Ann Arbor, MI$48,099
Allentown, PA$48,093
Colorado Springs, CO$48,011
Syracuse, NY$47,987
Carson City, NV$47,987
Houston, TX$47,919
Eugene, OR$47,895
Gary, IN$47,838
Springfield, OR$47,799
Bismarck, ND$47,790
Galveston, TX$47,756
Medford, OR$47,684
Fort Collins, CO$47,664
Concord, NH$47,640
Austin, TX$47,626
Mesa, AZ$47,525
Reading, PA$47,520
Phoenix, AZ$47,515
Dallas, TX$47,501
Saint Cloud, MN$47,455
Madison, WI$47,390
Utica, NY$47,260
Rochester, NY$47,183
Des Moines, IA$47,179
Raleigh, NC$47,174
Atlanta, GA$47,102
Battle Creek, MI$47,087
Salt Lake City, UT$47,073
Lancaster, PA$47,001
Harrisburg, PA$46,933
Kansas City, MO$46,885
Champaign, IL$46,876
Kansas City, KS$46,876
Fort Worth, TX$46,871
Columbus, OH$46,863
Boca Raton, FL$46,852
Pittsburgh, PA$46,832
Richmond, VA$46,813
Indianapolis, IN$46,803
Cleveland, OH$46,799
Las Vegas, NV$46,741
Cincinnati, OH$46,741
Petersburg, VA$46,669
Huntsville, AL$46,597
Lansing, MI$46,564
Lebanon, PA$46,558
Pueblo, CO$46,553
Appleton, WI$46,539
Buffalo, NY$46,520
Dayton, OH$46,505
Racine, WI$46,496
Charlotte, NC$46,491
Saint Louis, MO$46,476
York, PA$46,447
Elkhart, IN$46,447
Gastonia, NC$46,438
Billings, MT$46,427
Beaumont, TX$46,414
Lorain, OH$46,404
Benton Harbor, MI$46,395
Toledo, OH$46,385
Binghamton, NY$46,361
Rock Hill, SC$46,356
Rockford, IL$46,332
Springfield, IL$46,313
Elyria, OH$46,308
Fargo, ND$46,308
Flagstaff, AZ$46,274
Fort Lauderdale, FL$46,245
Duluth, MN$46,217
Miami, FL$46,217
Cheyenne, WY$46,183
Grand Forks, ND$46,183
Bangor, ME$46,077
Cedar Rapids, IA$46,024
Durham, NC$46,004
Louisville, KY$46,000
Grand Rapids, MI$45,991
Hialeah, FL$45,986
Casper, WY$45,918
Scranton, PA$45,861
New Orleans, LA$45,846
Virginia Beach, VA$45,841
Akron, OH$45,817
Peoria, IL$45,755
Sarasota, FL$45,745
Nashville, TN$45,712
Omaha, NE$45,712
Green Bay, WI$45,712
Baton Rouge, LA$45,687
Charleston, SC$45,678
Jamestown, NY$45,654
Davenport, IA$45,654
Tucson, AZ$45,630
Saint Petersburg, FL$45,601
Tampa, FL$45,591
Evansville, IN$45,562
Port Arthur, TX$45,562
Bradenton, FL$45,543
Santa Fe, NM$45,457
Orlando, FL$45,370
Clearwater, FL$45,356
Canton, OH$45,255
La Crosse, WI$45,255
Albuquerque, NM$45,226
Newport News, VA$45,221
High Point, NC$45,206
Ogden, UT$45,187
Corpus Christi, TX$45,149
Norfolk, VA$45,120
Laramie, WY$45,120
Rock Island, IL$45,091
Saginaw, MI$45,081
Jacksonville, FL$45,077
Salisbury, NC$45,067
Boise, ID$45,057
Moline, IL$45,033
Fort Myers, FL$45,019
Memphis, TN$45,009
Tulsa, OK$44,985
Waterloo, IA$44,956
Spartanburg, SC$44,908
Lincoln, NE$44,884
Fort Wayne, IN$44,875
Provo, UT$44,870
Cedar Falls, IA$44,812
San Antonio, TX$44,793
Greensboro, NC$44,774
South Bend, IN$44,769
Savannah, GA$44,716
Muskegon, MI$44,697
Birmingham, AL$44,692
Winston Salem, NC$44,668
Lake Charles, LA$44,552
Anderson, IN$44,543
Lexington, KY$44,528
Augusta, GA$44,514
Greenville, SC$44,514
Lima, OH$44,475
Wichita, KS$44,470
Tuscaloosa, AL$44,470
Columbia, SC$44,427
Springfield, OH$44,418
Asheville, NC$44,341
Bloomington, IN$44,307
Knoxville, TN$44,134
Shreveport, LA$44,129
Wilmington, NC$44,066
Roanoke, VA$44,066
Topeka, KS$43,980
Frankfort, KY$43,975
Oklahoma City, OK$43,941
Chillicothe, OH$43,922
Longview, TX$43,917
Melbourne, FL$43,912
Sioux Falls, SD$43,836
Mobile, AL$43,831
Terre Haute, IN$43,811
Altoona, PA$43,783
Amarillo, TX$43,749
Killeen, TX$43,735
Fayetteville, AR$43,696
Chattanooga, TN$43,682
Sioux City, IA$43,638
Idaho Falls, ID$43,629
Lynchburg, VA$43,590
Gainesville, FL$43,528
Portsmouth, OH$43,504
Little Rock, AR$43,494
Lafayette, LA$43,475
Youngstown, OH$43,475
Daytona Beach, FL$43,446
Clarksville, TN$43,441
Pensacola, FL$43,436
Temple, TX$43,433
Hopkinsville, KY$43,292
Erie, PA$43,282
Florence, SC$43,263
Charleston, WV$43,186
Great Falls, MT$43,162
Macon, GA$43,095
Tallahassee, FL$43,090
Fayetteville, NC$43,080
Waco, TX$43,071
Helena, MT$43,037
Pine Bluff, AR$43,019
Vincennes, IN$42,960
Lubbock, TX$42,941
Alamogordo, NM$42,912
Twin Falls, ID$42,869
Rapid City, SD$42,854
Jackson, MS$42,768
Huntington, WV$42,764
Greenville, MS$42,763
Parkersburg, WV$42,714
Montgomery, AL$42,705
Wichita Falls, TX$42,657
Springfield, MO$42,657
Biloxi, MS$42,633
Monroe, LA$42,585
Johnstown, PA$42,551
Sumter, SC$42,532
Columbus, GA$42,527
Pascagoula, MS$42,436
Abilene, TX$42,436
Kingsport, TN$42,311
Albany, GA$42,311
Gulfport, MS$42,296
Alexandria, LA$42,138
Fort Smith, AR$42,017
El Paso, TX$41,887
Las Cruces, NM$41,671
Harlingen, TX$41,549
Pocatello, ID$41,541
Florence, AL$41,479
Brownsville, TX$41,469
Mcallen, TX$41,368
Dothan, AL$41,301
Columbus, MS$41,015
Altus, OK$40,791
Lawton, OK$40,699
Pierre, SD$40,526
Carpentry Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Carpentry Assistant roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Financial Services and Aerospace & Defense
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average.
In contrast, Carpentry Assistant positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Transportation typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Carpentry Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Carpentry Assistant
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services
$72,153
$35.0
50%
Carpentry Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Carpentry Assistant's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
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Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on September 01, 2026
$43,523
Average$48,102/year
$52,452
$3,627
Average$4,009/month
$4,371
$837
Average$925/week
$1,009
$21
Average$23/hour
$25
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$52,452
$4,371
$1,009
$25
Average
$48,102
$4,009
$925
$23
25th Percentile
$43,523
$3,627
$837
$21
Salaries of Jobs related to Carpentry Assistant
Carpentry Supervisor$101,350
Carpentry Foreman$100,323
Carpentry Specialist$61,577
Carpentry Installer$61,280
Carpentry Laborer$60,419
Carpentry$59,995
Carpentry Installer Helper$59,662
Carpentry Worker$59,219
Carpentry And Masonry Specialist$58,197
Carpentry Apprentice$48,018
Carpentry Trainee$45,571
Salary Trends for Carpentry Assistant
Salaries for a Carpentry Assistant can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary increased from $48,330 in 2023
to around $48,365 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Carpentry Assistant salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Carpentry Assistant
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Carpentry Assistant
Here are companies hiring for Carpentry Assistant and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Carpentry Assistant
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Carpentry Assistant?
The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Carpentry Assistant roles,
with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.
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