How much do carpenters make an hour in Greeley, CO?

The median hourly wage is $27.83. The middle half earn between $24.38 and $30.06 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice carpenters make in Greeley, CO?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.05 an hour ($45,870 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.38.

How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Greeley, CO?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $57,880 a year ($27.83 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $62,520–$73,380.

Do carpenters make more in Greeley or Denver?

Denver pays more: the median is $57,880 in Greeley and $64,910 in Denver, a 11% difference.

How does Greeley pay compare with the rest of Colorado?

The Greeley median of $57,880 is 8% less than the Colorado median of $62,830.

Carpenter salary in Greeley, CO

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in the Greeley, CO area earn a median of $57,880 a year, or $27.83 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $73,380. Statewide, carpenters earn a median of $62,830; Greeley is 8% below it.

Median yearly pay$57,880

Bottom 10% under$45,870Top 10% over$73,380

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.05/hr
Jobs in this area: 560
After cost of living: $57,780
Median hourly pay: $27.83/hr
vs U.S. median: −4%
vs Colorado median: −8%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 24540, Greeley, CO). 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	$45,870–$50,720$22.05–$24.38/hr
Journeyman	$57,880$27.83/hr
Top earners	$62,520–$73,380$30.06–$35.28/hr

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

How Greeley, CO compares

Greeley ranks 5th of 7 Colorado metro areas for carpenter pay.
Carpenters hold about the same share of jobs in the Greeley area as nationally: 4.7 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $73,380, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $45,870: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Colorado metro areas

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Questions

How much do carpenters make in Greeley, CO?: Carpenters in the Greeley, CO area earn a median of $57,880 a year, or $27.83 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $73,380.
How much do carpenters make an hour in Greeley, CO?: The median hourly wage is $27.83. The middle half earn between $24.38 and $30.06 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in Greeley, CO?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.05 an hour ($45,870 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.38.
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Greeley, CO?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $57,880 a year ($27.83 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $62,520–$73,380.
Do carpenters make more in Greeley or Denver?: Denver pays more: the median is $57,880 in Greeley and $64,910 in Denver, a 11% difference.
How does Greeley pay compare with the rest of Colorado?: The Greeley median of $57,880 is 8% less than the Colorado median of $62,830.

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 24540 (Greeley, CO). 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 (100.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures