How much do carpenters make an hour in Fairbanks, AK?

The median hourly wage is $40.85. The middle half earn between $30.51 and $45.78 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice carpenters make in Fairbanks, AK?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $25.70 an hour ($53,450 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $30.51.

How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Fairbanks, AK?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $84,970 a year ($40.85 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $95,220–$152,370.

Do carpenters make more in Fairbanks or Anchorage?

Fairbanks pays more: the median is $84,970 in Fairbanks and $72,800 in Anchorage, a 17% difference.

How does Fairbanks pay compare with the rest of Alaska?

The Fairbanks median of $84,970 is 15% more than the Alaska median of $73,860.

Carpenter salary in Fairbanks, AK

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in the Fairbanks–College, AK area earn a median of $84,970 a year, or $40.85 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $152,370 a year. Statewide, carpenters earn a median of $73,860; Fairbanks is 15% above it.

Median yearly pay$84,970

Bottom 10% under$53,450Top 10% over$152,370

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $25.70/hr
Jobs in this area: 280
After cost of living: $82,330
Median hourly pay: $40.85/hr
vs U.S. median: +40%
vs Alaska median: +15%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 21820, Fairbanks-College, AK). 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	$53,450–$63,450$25.70–$30.51/hr
Journeyman	$84,970$40.85/hr
Top earners	$95,220–$152,370$45.78–$73.25/hr

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

How Fairbanks, AK compares

Carpenters are more concentrated in the Fairbanks area than nationally: 7.7 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.8 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $152,370, is 2.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $53,450: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Alaska metro areas

Anchorage$72,800

Other trades in Fairbanks, AK

Electrician HVAC technician Welder Plumber Diesel mechanic Heavy equipment operator Auto mechanic

Questions

How much do carpenters make in Fairbanks, AK?: Carpenters in the Fairbanks–College, AK area earn a median of $84,970 a year, or $40.85 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $152,370 a year.
How much do carpenters make an hour in Fairbanks, AK?: The median hourly wage is $40.85. The middle half earn between $30.51 and $45.78 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in Fairbanks, AK?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $25.70 an hour ($53,450 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $30.51.
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Fairbanks, AK?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $84,970 a year ($40.85 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $95,220–$152,370.
Do carpenters make more in Fairbanks or Anchorage?: Fairbanks pays more: the median is $84,970 in Fairbanks and $72,800 in Anchorage, a 17% difference.
How does Fairbanks pay compare with the rest of Alaska?: The Fairbanks median of $84,970 is 15% more than the Alaska median of $73,860.

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 21820 (Fairbanks-College, AK). 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 (103.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures