How much do carpenters make an hour in Ithaca, NY?

The median hourly wage is $29.17. The middle half earn between $24.46 and $35.53 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice carpenters make in Ithaca, NY?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.64 an hour ($47,080 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.46.

How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Ithaca, NY?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $60,680 a year ($29.17 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $73,900–$80,030.

Do carpenters make more in Ithaca or New York?

New York pays more: the median is $60,680 in Ithaca and $74,300 in New York, a 18% difference.

How does Ithaca pay compare with the rest of New York?

The Ithaca median of $60,680 is 16% less than the New York median of $72,330.

Carpenter salary in Ithaca, NY

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in the Ithaca, NY area earn a median of $60,680 a year, or $29.17 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $80,030 a year. Statewide, carpenters earn a median of $72,330; Ithaca is 16% below it.

Median yearly pay$60,680

Bottom 10% under$47,080Top 10% over$80,030

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.64/hr
Jobs in this area: 190
After cost of living: $58,730
Median hourly pay: $29.17/hr
vs U.S. median: 0%
vs New York median: −16%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 27060, Ithaca, NY). 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	$47,080–$50,880$22.64–$24.46/hr
Journeyman	$60,680$29.17/hr
Top earners	$73,900–$80,030$35.53–$38.48/hr

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

How Ithaca, NY compares

Ithaca ranks 9th of 13 New York metro areas for carpenter pay.
Carpenters hold about the same share of jobs in the Ithaca area as nationally: 4.0 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $80,030, is 1.7 times the 10th-percentile wage, $47,080: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other New York metro areas

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Questions

How much do carpenters make in Ithaca, NY?: Carpenters in the Ithaca, NY area earn a median of $60,680 a year, or $29.17 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $80,030 a year.
How much do carpenters make an hour in Ithaca, NY?: The median hourly wage is $29.17. The middle half earn between $24.46 and $35.53 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in Ithaca, NY?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.64 an hour ($47,080 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $24.46.
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Ithaca, NY?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $60,680 a year ($29.17 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $73,900–$80,030.
Do carpenters make more in Ithaca or New York?: New York pays more: the median is $60,680 in Ithaca and $74,300 in New York, a 18% difference.
How does Ithaca pay compare with the rest of New York?: The Ithaca median of $60,680 is 16% less than the New York median of $72,330.

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 27060 (Ithaca, NY). 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 (103.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures