How much do carpenters make an hour in Tallahassee, FL?

The median hourly wage is $22.53. The middle half earn between $20.00 and $25.95 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice carpenters make in Tallahassee, FL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.41 an hour ($34,130 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.00.

How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Tallahassee, FL?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $46,870 a year ($22.53 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $53,980–$59,930.

Do carpenters make more in Tallahassee or Tampa?

Tampa pays more: the median is $46,870 in Tallahassee and $52,130 in Tampa, a 10% difference.

How does Tallahassee pay compare with the rest of Florida?

The Tallahassee median of $46,870 is 6% less than the Florida median of $49,870.

Carpenter salary in Tallahassee, FL

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in the Tallahassee, FL area earn a median of $46,870 a year, or $22.53 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $59,930 a year. Statewide, carpenters earn a median of $49,870; Tallahassee is 6% below it.

Median yearly pay$46,870

Bottom 10% under$34,130Top 10% over$59,930

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $16.41/hr
Jobs in this area: 470
After cost of living: $49,900
Median hourly pay: $22.53/hr
vs U.S. median: −23%
vs Florida median: −6%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 45220, Tallahassee, FL). 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	$34,130–$41,600$16.41–$20.00/hr
Journeyman	$46,870$22.53/hr
Top earners	$53,980–$59,930$25.95–$28.81/hr

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

How Tallahassee, FL compares

Tallahassee ranks 18th of 22 Florida metro areas for carpenter pay.
Carpenters are less concentrated in the Tallahassee area than nationally: 2.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.59 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $59,930, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $34,130: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Florida metro areas

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Questions

How much do carpenters make in Tallahassee, FL?: Carpenters in the Tallahassee, FL area earn a median of $46,870 a year, or $22.53 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $59,930 a year.
How much do carpenters make an hour in Tallahassee, FL?: The median hourly wage is $22.53. The middle half earn between $20.00 and $25.95 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in Tallahassee, FL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.41 an hour ($34,130 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.00.
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Tallahassee, FL?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $46,870 a year ($22.53 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $53,980–$59,930.
Do carpenters make more in Tallahassee or Tampa?: Tampa pays more: the median is $46,870 in Tallahassee and $52,130 in Tampa, a 10% difference.
How does Tallahassee pay compare with the rest of Florida?: The Tallahassee median of $46,870 is 6% less than the Florida median of $49,870.

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 45220 (Tallahassee, FL). 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 (93.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures