47-2031 - BLS OEWS 2025
Carpenters wages in Washington
The BLS reported a $35.67 median hourly wage for carpenters in Washington 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
$35.67
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$25.16-$57.65
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
26,960
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#5
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
Washington's median is +$7.13 per hour above the median state record for carpenters ($28.54).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #6 by BLS employment among generated carpenters records, with 26,960 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $28.82 in 2019 to $35.67 in 2025, a +24% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $28.82 |
| 2020 | $29.29 |
| 2021 | $29.18 |
| 2022 | $30.42 |
| 2023 | $34.67 |
| 2024 | $35.22 |
| 2025 | $35.67 |
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 2019-2025. This page uses only the published BLS row for Carpenters in Washington. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.