How much do carpenters make an hour in Georgia?

The median hourly wage is $23.72. The middle half earn between $20.29 and $28.00 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice carpenters make in Georgia?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.77 an hour ($34,890 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.29.

How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Georgia?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $49,350 a year ($23.72 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $58,250–$63,470.

Where in Georgia do carpenters earn the most?

Among Georgia metro areas, Augusta–Richmond County has the highest median at $58,930 a year, and Valdosta the lowest at $37,840.

Carpenter salary in Georgia

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in Georgia earn a median of $49,350 a year, or $23.72 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $63,470. Georgia ranks 43rd of 51 states and DC for carpenter pay, at 19% less than the U.S. median of $60,580.

Median yearly pay$49,350

Bottom 10% under$34,890Top 10% over$63,470

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $16.77/hr
Jobs in Georgia: 9,190
After cost of living: $51,250
Median hourly pay: $23.72/hr
vs U.S. median: −19%
Rank among states: 43rd of 51

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 13). 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	$34,890–$42,210$16.77–$20.29/hr
Journeyman	$49,350$23.72/hr
Top earners	$58,250–$63,470$28.00–$30.51/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 Georgia rose 5.6%, from $46,740 in May 2021 to $49,350 in May 2025. Prices rose 19.4% over the same period, so after inflation it fell 11.6%.

Year	Median a year	Median an hour
May 2021	$46,740	$22.47/hr
May 2022	$47,040	$22.62/hr
May 2023	$48,740	$23.43/hr
May 2024	$50,530	$24.29/hr
May 2025	$49,350	$23.72/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 Georgia compares

Carpenters are less concentrated in Georgia than nationally: 1.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.44 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $63,470, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $34,890: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Pay by metro area

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Rural Georgia

East Georgia$49,070
South Georgia$47,760
North Georgia$46,540
Middle Georgia$41,540

Other trades in Georgia

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Questions

How much do carpenters make in Georgia?: Carpenters in Georgia earn a median of $49,350 a year, or $23.72 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $63,470.
How much do carpenters make an hour in Georgia?: The median hourly wage is $23.72. The middle half earn between $20.29 and $28.00 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in Georgia?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $16.77 an hour ($34,890 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $20.29.
Has carpenter pay gone up in Georgia?: The median carpenter wage in Georgia rose 5.6%, from $46,740 in May 2021 to $49,350 in May 2025. Prices rose 19.4% over the same period, so after inflation it fell 11.6%. (BLS wage data and Consumer Price Index.)
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Georgia?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $49,350 a year ($23.72 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $58,250–$63,470.
Where in Georgia do carpenters earn the most?: Among Georgia metro areas, Augusta–Richmond County has the highest median at $58,930 a year, and Valdosta the lowest at $37,840.

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 13. 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 (96.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures