How much do carpenters make an hour in Minneapolis, MN-WI?

The median hourly wage is $35.61. The middle half earn between $29.12 and $44.60 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice carpenters make in Minneapolis, MN-WI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.00 an hour ($49,920 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.12.

How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Minneapolis, MN-WI?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $74,060 a year ($35.61 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $92,760–$100,830.

Do carpenters make more in Minneapolis or Rochester?

Minneapolis pays more: the median is $74,060 in Minneapolis and $63,610 in Rochester, a 16% difference.

How does Minneapolis pay compare with the rest of Minnesota?

The Minneapolis median of $74,060 is 14% more than the Minnesota median of $64,930.

Carpenter salary in Minneapolis, MN-WI

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in the Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN-WI area earn a median of $74,060 a year, or $35.61 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $100,830. Statewide, carpenters earn a median of $64,930; Minneapolis is 14% above it.

Median yearly pay$74,060

Bottom 10% under$49,920Top 10% over$100,830

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $24.00/hr
Jobs in this area: 10,200
After cost of living: $70,650
Median hourly pay: $35.61/hr
vs U.S. median: +22%
vs Minnesota median: +14%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 33460, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI). 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	$49,920–$60,570$24.00–$29.12/hr
Journeyman	$74,060$35.61/hr
Top earners	$92,760–$100,830$44.60–$48.47/hr

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

How Minneapolis, MN-WI compares

Minneapolis has the highest carpenter median of the 9 Minnesota metro areas with published pay.
Carpenters are more concentrated in the Minneapolis area than nationally: 5.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $100,830, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $49,920: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Minnesota metro areas

Other trades in Minneapolis, MN-WI

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Questions

How much do carpenters make in Minneapolis, MN-WI?: Carpenters in the Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN-WI area earn a median of $74,060 a year, or $35.61 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $100,830.
How much do carpenters make an hour in Minneapolis, MN-WI?: The median hourly wage is $35.61. The middle half earn between $29.12 and $44.60 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in Minneapolis, MN-WI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.00 an hour ($49,920 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $29.12.
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Minneapolis, MN-WI?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $74,060 a year ($35.61 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $92,760–$100,830.
Do carpenters make more in Minneapolis or Rochester?: Minneapolis pays more: the median is $74,060 in Minneapolis and $63,610 in Rochester, a 16% difference.
How does Minneapolis pay compare with the rest of Minnesota?: The Minneapolis median of $74,060 is 14% more than the Minnesota median of $64,930.

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 33460 (Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI). 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 (104.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures