Carpenter salary in Oklahoma City, OK
Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Carpenters in the Oklahoma City, OK area earn a median of $48,940 a year, or $23.53 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $74,880 a year. Across all of Oklahoma, the median is $46,910, so Oklahoma City pays 4% more than the state as a whole.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $17.43/hr
- Jobs in this area
- 1,420
- After cost of living
- $54,130
- Median hourly pay
- $23.53/hr
- vs U.S. median
- −19%
- vs Oklahoma median
- +4%
Apprentice, journeyman and top carpenter pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $36,260–$43,940$17.43–$21.13/hr | |
| Journeyman | $48,940$23.53/hr | |
| Top earners | $57,410–$74,880$27.60–$36.00/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Oklahoma City, OK compares
- Oklahoma City ranks 2nd of 4 Oklahoma metro areas for carpenter pay.
- Carpenters are less concentrated in the Oklahoma City area than nationally: 2.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.49 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $74,880, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $36,260: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
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Questions
- How much do carpenters make in Oklahoma City, OK?
- Carpenters in the Oklahoma City, OK area earn a median of $48,940 a year, or $23.53 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $74,880 a year.
- How much do carpenters make an hour in Oklahoma City, OK?
- The median hourly wage is $23.53. The middle half earn between $21.13 and $27.60 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice carpenters make in Oklahoma City, OK?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.43 an hour ($36,260 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.13.
- How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Oklahoma City, OK?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $48,940 a year ($23.53 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $57,410–$74,880.
- Do carpenters make more in Oklahoma City or Lawton?
- Lawton pays more: the median is $48,940 in Oklahoma City and $50,400 in Lawton, a 3% difference.
- How does Oklahoma City pay compare with the rest of Oklahoma?
- The Oklahoma City median of $48,940 is 4% more than the Oklahoma median of $46,910.
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 36420 (Oklahoma City, OK). 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 (90.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures