47-2031 - BLS OEWS 2025
Carpenters wages in California
The BLS reported a $36.50 median hourly wage for carpenters in California in 2025. This page is generated only because that exact state-and-trade cell exists in the official OEWS data.
Important: These are worker wages, not contractor billing rates - a contractor's quote adds overhead, insurance, equipment, and margin.
Median hourly wage
$36.50
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$22.83-$57.67
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
100,750
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#3
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
California's median is +$7.96 per hour above the median state record for carpenters ($28.54).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #1 by BLS employment among generated carpenters records, with 100,750 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $28.22 in 2019 to $36.50 in 2025, a +29% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $28.22 |
| 2020 | $29.53 |
| 2021 | $29.25 |
| 2022 | $30.83 |
| 2023 | $32.87 |
| 2024 | $35.97 |
| 2025 | $36.50 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2025. This page uses only the published BLS row for Carpenters in California. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.