Carpenter salary in Las Vegas, NV
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Carpenters in the Las Vegas–Henderson–North Las Vegas, NV area earn a median of $62,380 a year, or $29.99 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $102,910 a year. Across all of Nevada, the median is $62,380, so Las Vegas pays about the same as the state as a whole.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $19.92/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 9,310
- After cost of living
- $62,250
- Median hourly pay
- $29.99/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +3%
- vs Nevada median
- 0%
Apprentice, journeyman and top carpenter pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $41,430–$50,440$19.92–$24.25/hr | |
| Journeyman | $62,380$29.99/hr | |
| Top earners | $82,800–$102,910$39.81–$49.47/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Las Vegas, NV compares
- Las Vegas ranks 2nd of 3 Nevada metro areas for carpenter pay.
- Carpenters are more concentrated in the Las Vegas area than nationally: 8.2 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.9 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $102,910, is 2.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $41,430: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Other Nevada metro areas
Other trades in Las Vegas, NV
Questions
- How much do carpenters make in Las Vegas, NV?
- Carpenters in the Las Vegas–Henderson–North Las Vegas, NV area earn a median of $62,380 a year, or $29.99 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $102,910 a year.
- How much do carpenters make an hour in Las Vegas, NV?
- The median hourly wage is $29.99. The middle half earn between $24.25 and $39.81 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice carpenters make in Las Vegas, NV?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $19.92 an hour ($41,430 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.25.
- How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Las Vegas, NV?
- 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, $82,800–$102,910.
- Do carpenters make more in Las Vegas or Carson City?
- Carson City pays more: the median is $62,380 in Las Vegas and $63,660 in Carson City, a 2% difference.
- How does Las Vegas pay compare with the rest of Nevada?
- The Las Vegas median of $62,380 is about the same as the Nevada median of $62,380.
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 29820 (Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV). 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 (100.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures