Carpenter salary in Florida
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Carpenters in Florida earn a median of $49,870 a year, or $23.98 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $69,950. That's 18% less than the national median of $60,580, 42nd of 51 states and DC.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $17.75/hr
- Jobs in Florida
- 39,300
- After cost of living
- $48,220
- Median hourly pay
- $23.98/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −18%
- Rank among states
- 42nd of 51
Apprentice, journeyman and top carpenter pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $36,910–$44,540$17.75–$21.41/hr | |
| Journeyman | $49,870$23.98/hr | |
| Top earners | $59,880–$69,950$28.79–$33.63/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
Pay over time
The median carpenter wage in Florida rose 9%, from $45,750 in May 2021 to $49,870 in May 2025. Prices rose 19.4% over the same period, so after inflation it fell 8.7%.
| Year | Median a year | Median an hour |
|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | $45,750 | $22.00/hr |
| May 2022 | $45,670 | $21.96/hr |
| May 2023 | $47,530 | $22.85/hr |
| May 2024 | $48,080 | $23.12/hr |
| May 2025 | $49,870 | $23.98/hr |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, each May release; inflation from the BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI-U, May of each year). BLS cautions against reading much into year-to-year changes, so we compare the first and last years. How we compare years
How Florida compares
- Carpenters hold about the same share of jobs in Florida as nationally: 4.0 of every 1,000 jobs.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $69,950, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,910: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Pay by metro area
- Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater$52,130
- North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota$52,000
- Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach$51,570
- Jacksonville$50,540
- Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford$49,750
- Panama City–Panama City Beach$49,650
- Naples–Marco Island$49,390
- Cape Coral–Fort Myers$49,210
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- Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin$48,940
- Port St. Lucie$48,640
- Punta Gorda$48,530
- Sebastian–Vero Beach–West Vero Corridor$48,340
- Gainesville$48,040
- Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent$47,920
- Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville$47,770
- Sebring$47,400
- Wildwood–The Villages$47,130
- Tallahassee$46,870
- Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach$46,670
- Ocala$46,600
- Lakeland–Winter Haven$45,970
- Homosassa Springs$45,740
Rural Florida
- South Florida$50,860
- North Florida$49,720
Other trades in Florida
Questions
- How much do carpenters make in Florida?
- Carpenters in Florida earn a median of $49,870 a year, or $23.98 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $69,950.
- How much do carpenters make an hour in Florida?
- The median hourly wage is $23.98. The middle half earn between $21.41 and $28.79 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice carpenters make in Florida?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.75 an hour ($36,910 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.41.
- Has carpenter pay gone up in Florida?
- The median carpenter wage in Florida rose 9%, from $45,750 in May 2021 to $49,870 in May 2025. Prices rose 19.4% over the same period, so after inflation it fell 8.7%. (BLS wage data and Consumer Price Index.)
- How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Florida?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $49,870 a year ($23.98 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $59,880–$69,950.
- Where in Florida do carpenters earn the most?
- Among Florida metro areas, Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater has the highest median at $52,130 a year, and Homosassa Springs the lowest at $45,740.
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 12. 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 (103.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures