Carpenter salary in Sierra Vista, AZ
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Carpenters in the Sierra Vista–Douglas, AZ area earn a median of $43,910 a year, or $21.11 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $61,600. That's 25% less than the Arizona median of $58,580.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $16.74/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 150
- After cost of living
- $49,200
- Median hourly pay
- $21.11/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −28%
- vs Arizona median
- −25%
Apprentice, journeyman and top carpenter pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $34,820–$37,950$16.74–$18.24/hr | |
| Journeyman | $43,910$21.11/hr | |
| Top earners | $55,470–$61,600$26.67–$29.62/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Sierra Vista, AZ compares
- Sierra Vista has the lowest carpenter median of the 7 Arizona metro areas with published pay.
- Carpenters hold about the same share of jobs in the Sierra Vista area as nationally: 4.3 of every 1,000 jobs.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $61,600, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $34,820: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do carpenters make in Sierra Vista, AZ?
- Carpenters in the Sierra Vista–Douglas, AZ area earn a median of $43,910 a year, or $21.11 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $61,600.
- How much do carpenters make an hour in Sierra Vista, AZ?
- The median hourly wage is $21.11. The middle half earn between $18.24 and $26.67 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice carpenters make in Sierra Vista, AZ?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.74 an hour ($34,820 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $18.24.
- How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Sierra Vista, AZ?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $43,910 a year ($21.11 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $55,470–$61,600.
- Do carpenters make more in Sierra Vista or Phoenix?
- Phoenix pays more: the median is $43,910 in Sierra Vista and $60,320 in Phoenix, a 27% difference.
- How does Sierra Vista pay compare with the rest of Arizona?
- The Sierra Vista median of $43,910 is 25% 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 43420 (Sierra Vista-Douglas, 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 (89.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures