What are the main factors that influence a Carpenter Construction's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Carpenter Construction?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Carpenter Construction roles, with salaries approximately 28% above the market median.

How does experience change A Carpenter Construction's salary?

A Carpenter Construction's salary grows with experience: starting around $58,005 for beginners, reaching about $60,028 at mid-level, and approach $63,398 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Carpenter Construction?

Carpenter Construction salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Carpenter Construction roles are District of Columbia $69,345, California $69,082, Massachusetts $68,161. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Carpenter Construction roles make?

Salaries for Carpenter Construction level roles vary by specialization: union carpenter: $64,804; Commercial Construction Carpenter: $61,098; Construction Worker/Carpenter: $60,916; Carpenter Concrete Construction: $60,401; Experienced Carpenter: $60,200.

Carpenter Construction Salary in Vermont

How much does a Carpenter Construction make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Carpenter Construction in Vermont is $61,472 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, a Carpenter Construction's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $74,718
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,522 to $68,406
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,105

10% $50,105

50% (Median) $61,472

90% $74,718

Carpenter Construction Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,406	$5,700	$1,315	$33
Average	$61,472	$5,123	$1,182	$30
25th Percentile	$55,522	$4,627	$1,068	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Carpenter Construction Salaries

A Carpenter Construction's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Carpenter Construction Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Carpenter Construction's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $58,005
Early Career (1-2 years): $58,189
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $60,028
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $62,435
Expert (over 8 years): $63,398

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Carpenter Construction	less than 1 year	$58,005
Early Career Level Carpenter Construction	1-2 years	$58,189
Mid-Level Level Carpenter Construction	2-4 years	$60,028
Senior-Level Level Carpenter Construction	5-8 years	$62,435
Expert Level Carpenter Construction	over 8 years	$63,398

How Do Carpenter Construction Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Carpenter Constructions. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $69,345.
California: $69,082.
Massachusetts: $68,161.

District of Columbia $69,345 California $69,082 Massachusetts $68,161 Washington $67,911 New Jersey $67,886 Alaska $67,798 Connecticut $66,934 New York $66,583

Hawaii $65,462 Rhode Island $64,936 Maryland $64,579 Minnesota $64,090 Colorado $63,902 Illinois $63,840 Oregon $63,602 Delaware $63,426

New Hampshire $63,316 Virginia $63,069 Pennsylvania $62,349 Nevada $61,986 North Dakota $61,867 Michigan $61,679 Wisconsin $61,610 Vermont $61,472

Texas $61,090 Maine $61,065 Arizona $61,028 Ohio $60,984 Georgia $60,408 Indiana $60,119 Wyoming $60,063 Utah $59,975

Iowa $59,938 Kansas $59,637 Louisiana $59,549 North Carolina $59,518 Missouri $59,506 Florida $59,261 Montana $59,130 Nebraska $59,005

Kentucky $58,936 South Carolina $58,685 Tennessee $58,529 Idaho $58,466 New Mexico $58,009 Oklahoma $57,909 Alabama $57,539 South Dakota $56,919

Arkansas $56,581 West Virginia $56,399 Mississippi $55,854

Top Paying Cities for Carpenter Construction

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $62,922
Barre: $63,017
Cabot: $62,878

Adamant, VT $62,922

Barre, VT $63,017

Cabot, VT $62,878

Calais, VT $62,933

East Barre, VT $62,921

East Calais, VT $62,922

East Montpelier, VT $62,964

Eden, VT $62,881

Eden Mills, VT $62,824

Graniteville, VT $63,013

Hyde Park, VT $62,973

Johnson, VT $63,053

Lake Elmore, VT $62,903

Marshfield, VT $62,889

Moretown, VT $63,057

Morrisville, VT $63,050

Moscow, VT $63,082

Northfield, VT $62,980

Northfield Falls, VT $63,275

North Hyde Park, VT $62,969

North Montpelier, VT $62,906

Plainfield, VT $62,897

Roxbury, VT $62,791

South Barre, VT $63,090

Waterbury, VT $63,076

Stowe, VT $63,084

Waitsfield, VT $63,049

Warren, VT $62,932

Washington, VT $62,809

Waterbury Center, VT $63,074

Websterville, VT $63,003

Williamstown, VT $62,930

Wolcott, VT $62,895

Woodbury, VT $62,833

Worcester, VT $62,896

Rutland, VT $62,894

Belmont, VT $62,700

Benson, VT $62,699

Bomoseen, VT $62,798

Brandon, VT $62,844

Bridport, VT $62,851

Castleton, VT $62,810

Center Rutland, VT $62,853

Chittenden, VT $62,709

Cuttingsville, VT $62,687

Danby, VT $62,794

East Middlebury, VT $62,886

East Poultney, VT $62,801

East Wallingford, VT $62,732

Fair Haven, VT $62,755

Florence, VT $62,733

Forest Dale, VT $62,847

Gaysville, VT $62,448

Granville, VT $62,743

Hancock, VT $62,733

Hydeville, VT $62,806

Killington, VT $62,726

Middlebury, VT $62,983

Middletown Springs, VT $62,767

Mount Holly, VT $62,709

North Clarendon, VT $62,801

Orwell, VT $62,794

Pawlet, VT $62,816

Pittsfield, VT $62,762

Pittsford, VT $62,823

Poultney, VT $62,811

Proctor, VT $62,880

Ripton, VT $62,808

Rochester, VT $62,775

Rupert, VT $62,769

Salisbury, VT $62,869

Shoreham, VT $62,816

Stockbridge, VT $62,704

Wallingford, VT $62,738

Wells, VT $62,819

West Pawlet, VT $62,840

West Rupert, VT $62,825

West Rutland, VT $62,787

Whiting, VT $62,818

Saint Johnsbury, VT $62,886

Albany, VT $62,849

Barnet, VT $62,819

Barton, VT $62,843

Beebe Plain, VT $62,861

Concord, VT $62,759

Coventry, VT $62,935

Craftsbury, VT $62,868

Craftsbury Common, VT $62,871

Danville, VT $62,833

Derby, VT $62,861

Derby Line, VT $62,814

East Burke, VT $62,813

East Charleston, VT $62,819

East Hardwick, VT $62,853

East Haven, VT $62,675

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $62,885

Glover, VT $62,824

Granby, VT $62,598

Greensboro, VT $62,803

Greensboro Bend, VT $62,843

Hardwick, VT $62,912

Irasburg, VT $62,827

Island Pond, VT $62,724

Lowell, VT $62,806

Lower Waterford, VT $62,878

Lyndon, VT $62,866

Lyndon Center, VT $62,937

Lyndonville, VT $62,869

Morgan, VT $62,756

Newport, VT $62,899

Newport Center, VT $62,819

North Concord, VT $62,655

North Troy, VT $62,828

Orleans, VT $62,804

Passumpsic, VT $62,890

Peacham, VT $62,763

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $62,891

Sheffield, VT $62,780

Sutton, VT $62,775

Troy, VT $62,834

West Burke, VT $62,817

West Charleston, VT $62,787

West Danville, VT $62,836

Westfield, VT $62,786

West Glover, VT $62,829

Averill, VT $62,464

Beecher Falls, VT $62,869

Canaan, VT $62,712

Gilman, VT $62,989

Guildhall, VT $62,630

Lunenburg, VT $62,766

Norton, VT $62,589

North Bennington, VT $63,288

North Pownal, VT $63,416

Pownal, VT $63,451

White River Junction, VT $62,878

Ascutney, VT $62,907

Barnard, VT $62,735

Bethel, VT $62,774

Bradford, VT $62,839

Bridgewater, VT $62,799

Bridgewater Corners, VT $62,675

Brookfield, VT $62,835

Brownsville, VT $62,801

Chelsea, VT $62,799

Corinth, VT $62,782

East Corinth, VT $62,808

East Randolph, VT $62,820

East Ryegate, VT $62,766

East Thetford, VT $62,843

Fairlee, VT $62,776

Groton, VT $62,792

Hartford, VT $63,041

Hartland, VT $62,821

Hartland Four Corners, VT $62,818

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $62,980

Newbury, VT $62,785

North Hartland, VT $62,865

North Pomfret, VT $62,757

North Thetford, VT $62,842

Norwich, VT $62,829

Plymouth, VT $62,630

Post Mills, VT $62,828

Quechee, VT $62,893

Randolph, VT $62,882

Randolph Center, VT $62,850

Reading, VT $62,682

Sharon, VT $62,772

South Pomfret, VT $62,712

South Royalton, VT $62,791

South Ryegate, VT $62,803

South Strafford, VT $62,787

South Woodstock, VT $62,697

Strafford, VT $62,733

Taftsville, VT $62,898

Thetford, VT $62,843

Thetford Center, VT $62,777

Topsham, VT $62,759

Tunbridge, VT $62,771

Vershire, VT $62,741

Wells River, VT $62,808

West Fairlee, VT $62,923

West Hartford, VT $62,759

West Newbury, VT $62,783

West Topsham, VT $62,809

Wilder, VT $63,044

Windsor, VT $62,846

Woodstock, VT $62,769

Bellows Falls, VT $62,999

Cambridgeport, VT $62,927

Cavendish, VT $62,717

Chester, VT $62,780

Chester Depot, VT $62,757

Grafton, VT $62,732

Londonderry, VT $62,845

Ludlow, VT $62,750

North Springfield, VT $62,969

Perkinsville, VT $62,798

Peru, VT $62,779

Proctorsville, VT $62,728

Saxtons River, VT $62,985

South Londonderry, VT $62,884

Springfield, VT $62,938

Westminster, VT $62,998

Westminster Station, VT $63,002

Weston, VT $62,715

Shaftsbury, VT $63,213

Brattleboro, VT $63,127

Bondville, VT $62,866

East Dover, VT $62,994

Jacksonville, VT $63,152

Jamaica, VT $62,867

Marlboro, VT $63,439

Newfane, VT $62,952

Putney, VT $62,939

Readsboro, VT $63,447

South Newfane, VT $62,974

Stamford, VT $63,401

Townshend, VT $62,895

Vernon, VT $63,320

Wardsboro, VT $62,941

West Dover, VT $63,044

West Dummerston, VT $62,968

West Halifax, VT $63,065

West Townshend, VT $62,811

West Wardsboro, VT $62,812

Whitingham, VT $63,129

Williamsville, VT $62,968

Wilmington, VT $63,091

Burlington, VT $63,263

South Burlington, VT $63,260

Winooski, VT $63,263

Colchester, VT $63,263

Alburgh, VT $62,948

Bakersfield, VT $63,041

Belvidere Center, VT $62,813

Bristol, VT $63,054

Cambridge, VT $63,129

Charlotte, VT $63,178

East Berkshire, VT $62,980

East Fairfield, VT $63,074

Enosburg Falls, VT $62,900

Essex, VT $63,215

Essex Junction, VT $63,220

Fairfax, VT $63,134

Fairfield, VT $63,073

Ferrisburgh, VT $63,108

Franklin, VT $62,904

Grand Isle, VT $63,140

Highgate Center, VT $62,957

Highgate Springs, VT $62,989

Hinesburg, VT $63,176

Huntington, VT $63,129

Isle La Motte, VT $63,026

Jeffersonville, VT $63,087

Jericho, VT $63,163

Jonesville, VT $63,176

Milton, VT $63,193

Monkton, VT $63,126

Montgomery, VT $62,900

Montgomery Center, VT $62,824

New Haven, VT $63,047

North Ferrisburgh, VT $63,136

North Hero, VT $63,073

Richford, VT $62,890

Richmond, VT $63,170

Saint Albans, VT $63,101

Saint Albans Bay, VT $63,093

Shelburne, VT $63,235

Sheldon, VT $63,026

Sheldon Springs, VT $63,181

South Hero, VT $63,197

Starksboro, VT $63,091

Swanton, VT $63,015

Underhill, VT $63,148

Underhill Center, VT $63,150

Vergennes, VT $63,027

Waterville, VT $63,049

Westford, VT $63,180

Williston, VT $63,227

Montpelier, VT $63,007

Bennington, VT $63,334

Arlington, VT $63,111

Dorset, VT $62,866

East Arlington, VT $62,842

East Dorset, VT $62,867

Manchester, VT $63,037

Manchester Center, VT $62,995

Carpenter Construction Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Carpenter Construction roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 58% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 28% above the average. In contrast, Carpenter Construction positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Carpenter Construction as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Carpenter Construction

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$78,684	$38.0	28%
Biotechnology	$76,840	$37.0	25%
Internet	$72,537	$35.0	18%
Aerospace & Defense	$70,078	$34.0	14%
Energy & Utilities	$67,619	$33.0	10%

Carpenter Construction Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Carpenter Construction's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$55,522

Average $61,472/year

$68,406

$4,627

Average $5,123/month

$5,700

$1,068

Average $1,182/week

$1,315

$27

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,406	$5,700	$1,315	$33
Average	$61,472	$5,123	$1,182	$30
25th Percentile	$55,522	$4,627	$1,068	$27

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