Helpers--Carpenter salary
43,780 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 47-3012
Half of all helpers--carpenters in the United States earn more than 43,780 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay680of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.34×36,730 USD – 49,400 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 36,730 USD |
| Median | 43,780 USD |
| Mean | 44,050 USD |
| Upper quartile | 49,400 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 47-3012 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 44,080 USD
- Building Cleaning Workers, All Other 44,040 USD
- Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 43,960 USD
- Forest and Conservation Workers 43,680 USD
- Crematory Operators 43,650 USD
- File Clerks 43,600 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov