Carpenter salary in Hot Springs, AR
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Carpenters in the Hot Springs, AR area earn a median of $43,370 a year, or $20.85 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $75,410. Across all of Arkansas, the median is $47,760, so Hot Springs pays 9% less than the state as a whole.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $16.75/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 130
- After cost of living
- $50,590
- Median hourly pay
- $20.85/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −28%
- vs Arkansas median
- −9%
Apprentice, journeyman and top carpenter pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $34,840–$36,890$16.75–$17.74/hr | |
| Journeyman | $43,370$20.85/hr | |
| Top earners | $48,990–$75,410$23.55–$36.26/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Hot Springs, AR compares
- Hot Springs ranks 5th of 7 Arkansas metro areas for carpenter pay.
- Carpenters are less concentrated in the Hot Springs area than nationally: 3.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.78 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $75,410, is 2.2 times the 10th-percentile wage, $34,840: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do carpenters make in Hot Springs, AR?
- Carpenters in the Hot Springs, AR area earn a median of $43,370 a year, or $20.85 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $75,410.
- How much do carpenters make an hour in Hot Springs, AR?
- The median hourly wage is $20.85. The middle half earn between $17.74 and $23.55 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice carpenters make in Hot Springs, AR?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.75 an hour ($34,840 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.74.
- How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Hot Springs, AR?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $43,370 a year ($20.85 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $48,990–$75,410.
- Do carpenters make more in Hot Springs or Memphis?
- Memphis pays more: the median is $43,370 in Hot Springs and $50,620 in Memphis, a 14% difference.
- How does Hot Springs pay compare with the rest of Arkansas?
- The Hot Springs median of $43,370 is 9% less than the Arkansas median of $47,760.
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 26300 (Hot Springs, AR). 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 (85.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures