47-2031 - BLS OEWS 2025
Carpenters wages in Texas
The BLS reported a $23.51 median hourly wage for carpenters in Texas 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
$23.51
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$17.78-$31.69
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
33,540
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#45
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
Texas's median is -$5.03 per hour below the median state record for carpenters ($28.54).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #4 by BLS employment among generated carpenters records, with 33,540 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $19.36 in 2019 to $23.51 in 2025, a +21% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $19.36 |
| 2020 | $20.04 |
| 2021 | $21.49 |
| 2022 | $22.25 |
| 2023 | $22.94 |
| 2024 | $23.15 |
| 2025 | $23.51 |
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 Texas. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.