47-2031 - BLS OEWS 2024
Carpenters wages in Michigan
The BLS reported a $29.52 median hourly wage for carpenters in Michigan in 2024. 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. This page is pending YMYL review and is not eligible for indexing yet.
Median hourly wage
$29.52
BLS OEWS 2024
10th-90th percentile
$19.59-$38.58
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
21,550
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#14
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
Michigan's median is +$1.45 per hour above the median state record for carpenters ($28.07).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #8 by BLS employment among generated carpenters records, with 21,550 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $22.41 in 2019 to $29.52 in 2024, a +32% change.
2019-2024 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $22.41 |
| 2020 | $22.70 |
| 2021 | $23.09 |
| 2022 | $24.60 |
| 2023 | $28.01 |
| 2024 | $29.52 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
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Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2024. This page uses only the published BLS row for Carpenters in Michigan. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.