How much do carpenters make an hour in St. Joseph, MO-KS?

The median hourly wage is $28.92. The middle half earn between $22.38 and $40.17 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice carpenters make in St. Joseph, MO-KS?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.21 an hour ($37,880 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.38.

How much does a journeyman carpenter make in St. Joseph, MO-KS?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $60,150 a year ($28.92 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $83,550–$89,350.

Do carpenters make more in St. Joseph or St. Louis?

St. Louis pays more: the median is $60,150 in St. Joseph and $70,990 in St. Louis, a 15% difference.

How does St. Joseph pay compare with the rest of Missouri?

The St. Joseph median of $60,150 is 1% less than the Missouri median of $60,840.

Carpenter salary in St. Joseph, MO-KS

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in the St. Joseph, MO-KS area earn a median of $60,150 a year, or $28.92 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $89,350 a year. Statewide, carpenters earn a median of $60,840; St. Joseph is 1% below it.

Median yearly pay$60,150

Bottom 10% under$37,880Top 10% over$89,350

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.21/hr
Jobs in this area: 220
After cost of living: $69,630
Median hourly pay: $28.92/hr
vs U.S. median: −1%
vs Missouri median: −1%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 41140, St. Joseph, MO-KS). 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	$37,880–$46,560$18.21–$22.38/hr
Journeyman	$60,150$28.92/hr
Top earners	$83,550–$89,350$40.17–$42.96/hr

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

How St. Joseph, MO-KS compares

St. Joseph ranks 4th of 8 Missouri metro areas for carpenter pay.
Carpenters hold about the same share of jobs in the St. Joseph area as nationally: 4.1 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $89,350, is 2.4 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,880: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Missouri metro areas

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Questions

How much do carpenters make in St. Joseph, MO-KS?: Carpenters in the St. Joseph, MO-KS area earn a median of $60,150 a year, or $28.92 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $89,350 a year.
How much do carpenters make an hour in St. Joseph, MO-KS?: The median hourly wage is $28.92. The middle half earn between $22.38 and $40.17 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in St. Joseph, MO-KS?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.21 an hour ($37,880 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.38.
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in St. Joseph, MO-KS?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $60,150 a year ($28.92 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $83,550–$89,350.
Do carpenters make more in St. Joseph or St. Louis?: St. Louis pays more: the median is $60,150 in St. Joseph and $70,990 in St. Louis, a 15% difference.
How does St. Joseph pay compare with the rest of Missouri?: The St. Joseph median of $60,150 is 1% less than the Missouri median of $60,840.

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 41140 (St. Joseph, MO-KS). 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 (86.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures