How much do carpenters make an hour in Pittsburgh, PA?

The median hourly wage is $29.41. The middle half earn between $23.40 and $38.14 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice carpenters make in Pittsburgh, PA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.12 an hour ($43,940 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.40.

How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Pittsburgh, PA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $61,180 a year ($29.41 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $79,320–$93,600.

Do carpenters make more in Pittsburgh or Philadelphia?

Philadelphia pays more: the median is $61,180 in Pittsburgh and $61,780 in Philadelphia, a 1% difference.

How does Pittsburgh pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?

The Pittsburgh median of $61,180 is 3% more than the Pennsylvania median of $59,370.

Carpenter salary in Pittsburgh, PA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in the Pittsburgh, PA area earn a median of $61,180 a year, or $29.41 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $93,600 a year. Statewide, carpenters earn a median of $59,370; Pittsburgh is 3% above it.

Median yearly pay$61,180

Bottom 10% under$43,940Top 10% over$93,600

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $21.12/hr
Jobs in this area: 5,920
After cost of living: $64,620
Median hourly pay: $29.41/hr
vs U.S. median: +1%
vs Pennsylvania median: +3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 38300, Pittsburgh, PA). 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	$43,940–$48,680$21.12–$23.40/hr
Journeyman	$61,180$29.41/hr
Top earners	$79,320–$93,600$38.14–$45.00/hr

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

How Pittsburgh, PA compares

Pittsburgh ranks 2nd of 16 Pennsylvania metro areas for carpenter pay.
Carpenters are more concentrated in the Pittsburgh area than nationally: 5.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.2 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $93,600, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $43,940: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Pennsylvania metro areas

Other trades in Pittsburgh, PA

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Questions

How much do carpenters make in Pittsburgh, PA?: Carpenters in the Pittsburgh, PA area earn a median of $61,180 a year, or $29.41 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $93,600 a year.
How much do carpenters make an hour in Pittsburgh, PA?: The median hourly wage is $29.41. The middle half earn between $23.40 and $38.14 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in Pittsburgh, PA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $21.12 an hour ($43,940 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $23.40.
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Pittsburgh, PA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $61,180 a year ($29.41 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $79,320–$93,600.
Do carpenters make more in Pittsburgh or Philadelphia?: Philadelphia pays more: the median is $61,180 in Pittsburgh and $61,780 in Philadelphia, a 1% difference.
How does Pittsburgh pay compare with the rest of Pennsylvania?: The Pittsburgh median of $61,180 is 3% more than the Pennsylvania median of $59,370.

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 38300 (Pittsburgh, PA). 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 (94.7, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures