How much do carpenters make an hour in Lewiston, ID-WA?

The median hourly wage is $27.61. The middle half earn between $22.75 and $30.31 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice carpenters make in Lewiston, ID-WA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.89 an hour ($39,300 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.75.

How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Lewiston, ID-WA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $57,420 a year ($27.61 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $63,040–$75,110.

Do carpenters make more in Lewiston or Coeur d'Alene?

Lewiston pays more: the median is $57,420 in Lewiston and $56,160 in Coeur d'Alene, a 2% difference.

How does Lewiston pay compare with the rest of Idaho?

The Lewiston median of $57,420 is 10% more than the Idaho median of $52,000.

Carpenter salary in Lewiston, ID-WA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in the Lewiston, ID-WA area earn a median of $57,420 a year, or $27.61 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $75,110. That's 10% more than the Idaho median of $52,000.

Median yearly pay$57,420

Bottom 10% under$39,300Top 10% over$75,110

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.89/hr
Jobs in this area: 150
After cost of living: $62,990
Median hourly pay: $27.61/hr
vs U.S. median: −5%
vs Idaho median: +10%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 30300, Lewiston, ID-WA). 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	$39,300–$47,320$18.89–$22.75/hr
Journeyman	$57,420$27.61/hr
Top earners	$63,040–$75,110$30.31–$36.11/hr

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

How Lewiston, ID-WA compares

Lewiston has the highest carpenter median of the 7 Idaho metro areas with published pay.
Carpenters are more concentrated in the Lewiston area than nationally: 5.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $75,110, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $39,300: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Idaho metro areas

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Questions

How much do carpenters make in Lewiston, ID-WA?: Carpenters in the Lewiston, ID-WA area earn a median of $57,420 a year, or $27.61 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $75,110.
How much do carpenters make an hour in Lewiston, ID-WA?: The median hourly wage is $27.61. The middle half earn between $22.75 and $30.31 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in Lewiston, ID-WA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.89 an hour ($39,300 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.75.
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Lewiston, ID-WA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $57,420 a year ($27.61 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $63,040–$75,110.
Do carpenters make more in Lewiston or Coeur d'Alene?: Lewiston pays more: the median is $57,420 in Lewiston and $56,160 in Coeur d'Alene, a 2% difference.
How does Lewiston pay compare with the rest of Idaho?: The Lewiston median of $57,420 is 10% more than the Idaho median of $52,000.

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 30300 (Lewiston, ID-WA). 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 (91.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures