Carpenter salary in New Haven, CT
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Carpenters in the New Haven, CT area earn a median of $65,750 a year, or $31.61 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $89,310. Statewide, carpenters earn a median of $64,060; New Haven is 3% above it.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $24.43/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 730
- After cost of living
- $62,880
- Median hourly pay
- $31.61/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +9%
- vs Connecticut median
- +3%
Apprentice, journeyman and top carpenter pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $50,810–$59,570$24.43–$28.64/hr | |
| Journeyman | $65,750$31.61/hr | |
| Top earners | $83,570–$89,310$40.18–$42.94/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How New Haven, CT compares
- New Haven has the highest carpenter median of the 5 Connecticut metro areas with published pay.
- Carpenters are less concentrated in the New Haven area than nationally: 2.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.60 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $89,310, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $50,810: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Other Connecticut metro areas
Other trades in New Haven, CT
Questions
- How much do carpenters make in New Haven, CT?
- Carpenters in the New Haven, CT area earn a median of $65,750 a year, or $31.61 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $89,310.
- How much do carpenters make an hour in New Haven, CT?
- The median hourly wage is $31.61. The middle half earn between $28.64 and $40.18 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice carpenters make in New Haven, CT?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.43 an hour ($50,810 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.64.
- How much does a journeyman carpenter make in New Haven, CT?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $65,750 a year ($31.61 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $83,570–$89,310.
- Do carpenters make more in New Haven or Hartford?
- New Haven pays more: the median is $65,750 in New Haven and $64,770 in Hartford, a 2% difference.
- How does New Haven pay compare with the rest of Connecticut?
- The New Haven median of $65,750 is 3% more than the Connecticut median of $64,060.
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 35300 (New Haven, CT). 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 (104.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures