How much do carpenters make an hour in Baltimore, MD?

The median hourly wage is $29.99. The middle half earn between $24.96 and $36.06 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice carpenters make in Baltimore, MD?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.59 an hour ($42,840 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.96.

How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Baltimore, MD?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $62,380 a year ($29.99 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $75,010–$85,470.

Do carpenters make more in Baltimore or Lexington Park?

Lexington Park pays more: the median is $62,380 in Baltimore and $62,880 in Lexington Park, a 1% difference.

How does Baltimore pay compare with the rest of Maryland?

The Baltimore median of $62,380 is 1% less than the Maryland median of $62,960.

Carpenter salary in Baltimore, MD

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in the Baltimore–Columbia–Towson, MD area earn a median of $62,380 a year, or $29.99 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $85,470. Statewide, carpenters earn a median of $62,960; Baltimore is 1% below it.

Median yearly pay$62,380

Bottom 10% under$42,840Top 10% over$85,470

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $20.59/hr
Jobs in this area: 3,870
After cost of living: $59,700
Median hourly pay: $29.99/hr
vs U.S. median: +3%
vs Maryland median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 12580, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD). 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	$42,840–$51,910$20.59–$24.96/hr
Journeyman	$62,380$29.99/hr
Top earners	$75,010–$85,470$36.06–$41.09/hr

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

How Baltimore, MD compares

Baltimore ranks 2nd of 6 Maryland metro areas for carpenter pay.
Carpenters are less concentrated in the Baltimore area than nationally: 2.9 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.66 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $85,470, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $42,840: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Maryland metro areas

Other trades in Baltimore, MD

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Questions

How much do carpenters make in Baltimore, MD?: Carpenters in the Baltimore–Columbia–Towson, MD area earn a median of $62,380 a year, or $29.99 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $85,470.
How much do carpenters make an hour in Baltimore, MD?: The median hourly wage is $29.99. The middle half earn between $24.96 and $36.06 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in Baltimore, MD?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $20.59 an hour ($42,840 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.96.
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Baltimore, MD?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $62,380 a year ($29.99 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $75,010–$85,470.
Do carpenters make more in Baltimore or Lexington Park?: Lexington Park pays more: the median is $62,380 in Baltimore and $62,880 in Lexington Park, a 1% difference.
How does Baltimore pay compare with the rest of Maryland?: The Baltimore median of $62,380 is 1% less than the Maryland median of $62,960.

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 12580 (Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD). 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 (104.5, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures