How much do carpenters make an hour in Norwich, CT?

The median hourly wage is $31.01. The middle half earn between $25.21 and $37.99 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice carpenters make in Norwich, CT?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.26 an hour ($50,460 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.21.

How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Norwich, CT?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $64,500 a year ($31.01 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $79,010–$81,700.

Do carpenters make more in Norwich or New Haven?

New Haven pays more: the median is $64,500 in Norwich and $65,750 in New Haven, a 2% difference.

How does Norwich pay compare with the rest of Connecticut?

The Norwich median of $64,500 is 1% more than the Connecticut median of $64,060.

Carpenter salary in Norwich, CT

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in the Norwich–New London–Willimantic, CT area earn a median of $64,500 a year, or $31.01 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $81,700. Statewide, carpenters earn a median of $64,060; Norwich is 1% above it.

Median yearly pay$64,500

Bottom 10% under$50,460Top 10% over$81,700

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $24.26/hr
Jobs in this area: 740
After cost of living: $64,210
Median hourly pay: $31.01/hr
vs U.S. median: +6%
vs Connecticut median: +1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 35980, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT). 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	$50,460–$52,430$24.26–$25.21/hr
Journeyman	$64,500$31.01/hr
Top earners	$79,010–$81,700$37.99–$39.28/hr

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

How Norwich, CT compares

Norwich ranks 3rd of 5 Connecticut metro areas for carpenter pay.
Carpenters are more concentrated in the Norwich area than nationally: 5.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.4 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $81,700, is 1.6 times the 10th-percentile wage, $50,460: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Connecticut metro areas

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Questions

How much do carpenters make in Norwich, CT?: Carpenters in the Norwich–New London–Willimantic, CT area earn a median of $64,500 a year, or $31.01 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $81,700.
How much do carpenters make an hour in Norwich, CT?: The median hourly wage is $31.01. The middle half earn between $25.21 and $37.99 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in Norwich, CT?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.26 an hour ($50,460 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $25.21.
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Norwich, CT?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $64,500 a year ($31.01 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $79,010–$81,700.
Do carpenters make more in Norwich or New Haven?: New Haven pays more: the median is $64,500 in Norwich and $65,750 in New Haven, a 2% difference.
How does Norwich pay compare with the rest of Connecticut?: The Norwich median of $64,500 is 1% 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 35980 (Norwich-New London-Willimantic, 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 (100.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures