How much do carpenters make an hour in Portland, OR-WA?

The median hourly wage is $35.44. The middle half earn between $28.53 and $49.78 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice carpenters make in Portland, OR-WA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.81 an hour ($47,440 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.53.

How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Portland, OR-WA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $73,710 a year ($35.44 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $103,530–$108,440.

Do carpenters make more in Portland or Eugene?

Portland pays more: the median is $73,710 in Portland and $62,590 in Eugene, a 18% difference.

How does Portland pay compare with the rest of Oregon?

The Portland median of $73,710 is 17% more than the Oregon median of $62,870.

Carpenter salary in Portland, OR-WA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR-WA area earn a median of $73,710 a year, or $35.44 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $108,440. Statewide, carpenters earn a median of $62,870; Portland is 17% above it.

Median yearly pay$73,710

Bottom 10% under$47,440Top 10% over$108,440

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.81/hr
Jobs in this area: 9,210
After cost of living: $69,920
Median hourly pay: $35.44/hr
vs U.S. median: +22%
vs Oregon median: +17%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 38900, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA). 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	$47,440–$59,330$22.81–$28.53/hr
Journeyman	$73,710$35.44/hr
Top earners	$103,530–$108,440$49.78–$52.13/hr

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

How Portland, OR-WA compares

Portland has the highest carpenter median of the 8 Oregon metro areas with published pay.
Carpenters are more concentrated in the Portland area than nationally: 7.6 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.8 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $108,440, is 2.3 times the 10th-percentile wage, $47,440: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Oregon metro areas

Other trades in Portland, OR-WA

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

Questions

How much do carpenters make in Portland, OR-WA?: Carpenters in the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR-WA area earn a median of $73,710 a year, or $35.44 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $108,440.
How much do carpenters make an hour in Portland, OR-WA?: The median hourly wage is $35.44. The middle half earn between $28.53 and $49.78 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in Portland, OR-WA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.81 an hour ($47,440 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.53.
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Portland, OR-WA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $73,710 a year ($35.44 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $103,530–$108,440.
Do carpenters make more in Portland or Eugene?: Portland pays more: the median is $73,710 in Portland and $62,590 in Eugene, a 18% difference.
How does Portland pay compare with the rest of Oregon?: The Portland median of $73,710 is 17% more than the Oregon median of $62,870.

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 38900 (Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA). 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 (105.4, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures