How much do carpenters make an hour in Atlanta, GA?

The median hourly wage is $24.37. The middle half earn between $21.71 and $28.29 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice carpenters make in Atlanta, GA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.88 an hour ($37,190 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.71.

How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Atlanta, GA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $50,680 a year ($24.37 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $58,830–$63,210.

Do carpenters make more in Atlanta or Augusta?

Augusta pays more: the median is $50,680 in Atlanta and $58,930 in Augusta, a 14% difference.

How does Atlanta pay compare with the rest of Georgia?

The Atlanta median of $50,680 is 3% more than the Georgia median of $49,350.

Carpenter salary in Atlanta, GA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, GA area earn a median of $50,680 a year, or $24.37 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $63,210. Statewide, carpenters earn a median of $49,350; Atlanta is 3% above it.

Median yearly pay$50,680

Bottom 10% under$37,190Top 10% over$63,210

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.88/hr
Jobs in this area: 6,380
After cost of living: $50,650
Median hourly pay: $24.37/hr
vs U.S. median: −16%
vs Georgia median: +3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 12060, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA). 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	$37,190–$45,160$17.88–$21.71/hr
Journeyman	$50,680$24.37/hr
Top earners	$58,830–$63,210$28.29–$30.39/hr

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

How Atlanta, GA compares

Atlanta ranks 3rd of 14 Georgia metro areas for carpenter pay.
Carpenters are less concentrated in the Atlanta area than nationally: 2.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.51 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $63,210, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,190: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Georgia metro areas

Other trades in Atlanta, GA

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Questions

How much do carpenters make in Atlanta, GA?: Carpenters in the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, GA area earn a median of $50,680 a year, or $24.37 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $63,210.
How much do carpenters make an hour in Atlanta, GA?: The median hourly wage is $24.37. The middle half earn between $21.71 and $28.29 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in Atlanta, GA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.88 an hour ($37,190 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.71.
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Atlanta, GA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $50,680 a year ($24.37 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $58,830–$63,210.
Do carpenters make more in Atlanta or Augusta?: Augusta pays more: the median is $50,680 in Atlanta and $58,930 in Augusta, a 14% difference.
How does Atlanta pay compare with the rest of Georgia?: The Atlanta median of $50,680 is 3% more than the Georgia median of $49,350.

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 12060 (Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA). 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 (100.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures