How much do carpenters make an hour in Manchester, NH?

The median hourly wage is $29.47. The middle half earn between $23.91 and $35.02 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice carpenters make in Manchester, NH?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.55 an hour ($46,910 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.91.

How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Manchester, NH?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $61,300 a year ($29.47 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $72,840–$94,320.

Do carpenters make more in Manchester or Boston?

Boston pays more: the median is $61,300 in Manchester and $75,210 in Boston, a 18% difference.

How does Manchester pay compare with the rest of New Hampshire?

The Manchester median of $61,300 is about the same as the New Hampshire median of $61,200.

Carpenter salary in Manchester, NH

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in the Manchester–Nashua, NH area earn a median of $61,300 a year, or $29.47 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $94,320. That's about the same as the New Hampshire median of $61,200.

Median yearly pay$61,300

Bottom 10% under$46,910Top 10% over$94,320

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.55/hr
Jobs in this area: 820
After cost of living: $58,020
Median hourly pay: $29.47/hr
vs U.S. median: +1%
vs New Hampshire median: 0%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 31700, Manchester-Nashua, NH). 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	$46,910–$49,740$22.55–$23.91/hr
Journeyman	$61,300$29.47/hr
Top earners	$72,840–$94,320$35.02–$45.34/hr

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

How Manchester, NH compares

Carpenters hold about the same share of jobs in the Manchester area as nationally: 4.1 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $94,320, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $46,910: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other New Hampshire metro areas

Boston–Cambridge–Newton$75,210

Other trades in Manchester, NH

Electrician HVAC technician Welder Lineman Plumber Diesel mechanic Heavy equipment operator Auto mechanic Roofer Ironworker

Questions

How much do carpenters make in Manchester, NH?: Carpenters in the Manchester–Nashua, NH area earn a median of $61,300 a year, or $29.47 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $94,320.
How much do carpenters make an hour in Manchester, NH?: The median hourly wage is $29.47. The middle half earn between $23.91 and $35.02 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in Manchester, NH?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.55 an hour ($46,910 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.91.
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Manchester, NH?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $61,300 a year ($29.47 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $72,840–$94,320.
Do carpenters make more in Manchester or Boston?: Boston pays more: the median is $61,300 in Manchester and $75,210 in Boston, a 18% difference.
How does Manchester pay compare with the rest of New Hampshire?: The Manchester median of $61,300 is about the same as the New Hampshire median of $61,200.

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 31700 (Manchester-Nashua, NH). 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 (105.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures