47-2031 - BLS OEWS 2025
Carpenters wages in Pennsylvania
The BLS reported a $28.54 median hourly wage for carpenters in Pennsylvania 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
$28.54
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$20.66-$44.29
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
30,630
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#26
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
Pennsylvania's median is +$0.00 per hour above the median state record for carpenters ($28.54).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #5 by BLS employment among generated carpenters records, with 30,630 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $24.14 in 2019 to $28.54 in 2025, a +18% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $24.14 |
| 2020 | $24.60 |
| 2021 | $23.11 |
| 2022 | $24.24 |
| 2023 | $27.50 |
| 2024 | $28.48 |
| 2025 | $28.54 |
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 Pennsylvania. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.