How much do carpenters make an hour in Muncie, IN?

The median hourly wage is $28.79. The middle half earn between $22.87 and $35.71 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice carpenters make in Muncie, IN?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.29 an hour ($42,200 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.87.

How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Muncie, IN?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $59,890 a year ($28.79 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $74,280–$74,280.

Do carpenters make more in Muncie or Chicago?

Chicago pays more: the median is $59,890 in Muncie and $80,440 in Chicago, a 26% difference.

How does Muncie pay compare with the rest of Indiana?

The Muncie median of $59,890 is 5% less than the Indiana median of $62,870.

Carpenter salary in Muncie, IN

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in the Muncie, IN area earn a median of $59,890 a year, or $28.79 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $74,280. Statewide, carpenters earn a median of $62,870; Muncie is 5% below it.

Median yearly pay$59,890

Bottom 10% under$42,200Top 10% over$74,280

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $20.29/hr
Jobs in this area: 160
After cost of living: $67,940
Median hourly pay: $28.79/hr
vs U.S. median: −1%
vs Indiana median: −5%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 34620, Muncie, IN). 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	$42,200–$47,570$20.29–$22.87/hr
Journeyman	$59,890$28.79/hr
Top earners	$74,280–$74,280$35.71–$35.71/hr

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

How Muncie, IN compares

Muncie ranks 14th of 15 Indiana metro areas for carpenter pay.
Carpenters are less concentrated in the Muncie area than nationally: 3.5 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.82 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $74,280, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $42,200: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Indiana metro areas

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Questions

How much do carpenters make in Muncie, IN?: Carpenters in the Muncie, IN area earn a median of $59,890 a year, or $28.79 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $74,280.
How much do carpenters make an hour in Muncie, IN?: The median hourly wage is $28.79. The middle half earn between $22.87 and $35.71 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in Muncie, IN?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.29 an hour ($42,200 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.87.
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Muncie, IN?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $59,890 a year ($28.79 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $74,280–$74,280.
Do carpenters make more in Muncie or Chicago?: Chicago pays more: the median is $59,890 in Muncie and $80,440 in Chicago, a 26% difference.
How does Muncie pay compare with the rest of Indiana?: The Muncie median of $59,890 is 5% less than the Indiana median of $62,870.

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 34620 (Muncie, IN). 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 (88.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures