How much do carpenters make in Philadelphia, PA in 2026?
Real pay data from real trades workers. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 · Updated June 2026.
$61,780/yr
Median (50th percentile)
Half of Philadelphia, PA carpenters earn between $48,190 and $76,600 per year.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025
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Carpenter pay in Philadelphia, PA vs Pennsylvania
The median carpenter wage in Philadelphia, PA is $61,780/yr (BLS OEWS May 2025). The Pennsylvania statewide median is $59,370/yr (BLS OEWS May 2025) — so this metro runs about $2,410/yr above the state figure. See the full Pennsylvania page →
- 14,260 carpenters employed in this metro (BLS May 2025).
- Job concentration: 1.14× the national average for this trade (more concentrated here).
About this data
Metro wages come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS metropolitan program (May 2025) — the authoritative public source for occupational pay, reported here for the Philadelphia, PA metro area. We don't hold union scales or member submissions at metro level yet, so this page shows BLS metro data only; each figure is labeled with its source.
Sources
- Wage data: BLS OEWS — Pennsylvania
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- Next data refresh: when BLS publishes its next annual OEWS release (typically the following spring).
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