How much do carpenters make an hour in Daphne, AL?

The median hourly wage is $22.59. The middle half earn between $18.16 and $25.41 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice carpenters make in Daphne, AL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.54 an hour ($34,410 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.16.

How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Daphne, AL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $46,990 a year ($22.59 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $52,860–$59,980.

Do carpenters make more in Daphne or Birmingham?

Birmingham pays more: the median is $46,990 in Daphne and $50,400 in Birmingham, a 7% difference.

How does Daphne pay compare with the rest of Alabama?

The Daphne median of $46,990 is 3% less than the Alabama median of $48,220.

Carpenter salary in Daphne, AL

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in the Daphne–Fairhope–Foley, AL area earn a median of $46,990 a year, or $22.59 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $59,980 a year. Statewide, carpenters earn a median of $48,220; Daphne is 3% below it.

Median yearly pay$46,990

Bottom 10% under$34,410Top 10% over$59,980

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $16.54/hr
Jobs in this area: 270
After cost of living: $49,630
Median hourly pay: $22.59/hr
vs U.S. median: −22%
vs Alabama median: −3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 19300, Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL). Excludes self-employed carpenters. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. *Starting pay is estimated from the 10th percentile; BLS does not report pay by license level.

Apprentice, journeyman and top carpenter pay

Stage	Yearly pay	Hourly pay
Apprentice	$34,410–$37,780$16.54–$18.16/hr
Journeyman	$46,990$22.59/hr
Top earners	$52,860–$59,980$25.41–$28.84/hr

Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.

How Daphne, AL compares

Daphne ranks 10th of 13 Alabama metro areas for carpenter pay.
Carpenters are less concentrated in the Daphne area than nationally: 3.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.72 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $59,980, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $34,410: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Alabama metro areas

Other trades in Daphne, AL

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Questions

How much do carpenters make in Daphne, AL?: Carpenters in the Daphne–Fairhope–Foley, AL area earn a median of $46,990 a year, or $22.59 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $59,980 a year.
How much do carpenters make an hour in Daphne, AL?: The median hourly wage is $22.59. The middle half earn between $18.16 and $25.41 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in Daphne, AL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.54 an hour ($34,410 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.16.
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Daphne, AL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $46,990 a year ($22.59 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $52,860–$59,980.
Do carpenters make more in Daphne or Birmingham?: Birmingham pays more: the median is $46,990 in Daphne and $50,400 in Birmingham, a 7% difference.
How does Daphne pay compare with the rest of Alabama?: The Daphne median of $46,990 is 3% less than the Alabama median of $48,220.

About this data

Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 47-2031 (Carpenters), area code 19300 (Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL). BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed carpenters and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (94.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures