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Carpenter salary in Flagstaff, AZ

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in the Flagstaff, AZ area earn a median of $55,970 a year, or $26.91 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $75,130. That's 4% less than the Arizona median of $58,580.

Median yearly pay$55,970
Bottom 10% under$40,720Top 10% over$75,130
Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
$19.58/hr
Jobs in this area
280
After cost of living
$55,790
Median hourly pay
$26.91/hr
vs U.S. median
−8%
vs Arizona median
−4%
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 22380, Flagstaff, AZ). 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

StageYearly payHourly pay
Apprentice$40,720–$47,370$19.58–$22.77/hr
Journeyman$55,970$26.91/hr
Top earners$62,700–$75,130$30.14–$36.12/hr

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

How Flagstaff, AZ compares

  • Flagstaff ranks 3rd of 7 Arizona metro areas for carpenter pay.
  • Carpenters hold about the same share of jobs in the Flagstaff area as nationally: 4.3 of every 1,000 jobs.
  • The 90th-percentile wage, $75,130, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $40,720: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

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Questions

How much do carpenters make in Flagstaff, AZ?
Carpenters in the Flagstaff, AZ area earn a median of $55,970 a year, or $26.91 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $75,130.
How much do carpenters make an hour in Flagstaff, AZ?
The median hourly wage is $26.91. The middle half earn between $22.77 and $30.14 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in Flagstaff, AZ?
BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.58 an hour ($40,720 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.77.
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Flagstaff, AZ?
BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $55,970 a year ($26.91 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $62,700–$75,130.
Do carpenters make more in Flagstaff or Phoenix?
Phoenix pays more: the median is $55,970 in Flagstaff and $60,320 in Phoenix, a 7% difference.
How does Flagstaff pay compare with the rest of Arizona?
The Flagstaff median of $55,970 is 4% less than the Arizona median of $58,580.

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 22380 (Flagstaff, AZ). 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 (100.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures