47-2031 - BLS OEWS 2025
Carpenters wages in New York
The BLS reported a $34.77 median hourly wage for carpenters in New York 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
$34.77
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$22.53-$58.84
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
40,630
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#7
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
New York's median is +$6.23 per hour above the median state record for carpenters ($28.54).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #2 by BLS employment among generated carpenters records, with 40,630 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $27.65 in 2019 to $34.77 in 2025, a +26% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $27.65 |
| 2020 | $28.03 |
| 2021 | $28.85 |
| 2022 | $29.95 |
| 2023 | $28.77 |
| 2024 | $30.61 |
| 2025 | $34.77 |
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 New York. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.