Carpenter salary in Tampa, FL
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Carpenters in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, FL area earn a median of $52,130 a year, or $25.06 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $69,950. Statewide, carpenters earn a median of $49,870; Tampa is 5% above it.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $17.88/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 6,010
- After cost of living
- $51,670
- Median hourly pay
- $25.06/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −14%
- vs Florida median
- +5%
Apprentice, journeyman and top carpenter pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $37,180–$46,960$17.88–$22.58/hr | |
| Journeyman | $52,130$25.06/hr | |
| Top earners | $60,960–$69,950$29.31–$33.63/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Tampa, FL compares
- Tampa has the highest carpenter median of the 22 Florida metro areas with published pay.
- Carpenters hold about the same share of jobs in the Tampa area as nationally: 4.2 of every 1,000 jobs.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $69,950, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,180: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Other Florida metro areas
Other trades in Tampa, FL
Questions
- How much do carpenters make in Tampa, FL?
- Carpenters in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater, FL area earn a median of $52,130 a year, or $25.06 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $69,950.
- How much do carpenters make an hour in Tampa, FL?
- The median hourly wage is $25.06. The middle half earn between $22.58 and $29.31 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice carpenters make in Tampa, FL?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.88 an hour ($37,180 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.58.
- How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Tampa, FL?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $52,130 a year ($25.06 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $60,960–$69,950.
- Do carpenters make more in Tampa or North Port?
- Pay is about the same: the median is $52,130 in Tampa and $52,000 in North Port.
- How does Tampa pay compare with the rest of Florida?
- The Tampa median of $52,130 is 5% more 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 45300 (Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, 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 (100.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures