How much do carpenters make an hour in Providence, RI-MA?

The median hourly wage is $29.76. The middle half earn between $26.71 and $38.38 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice carpenters make in Providence, RI-MA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.84 an hour ($47,500 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $26.71.

How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Providence, RI-MA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $61,910 a year ($29.76 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $79,830–$100,710.

How does Providence pay compare with the rest of Rhode Island?

The Providence median of $61,910 is 2% more than the Rhode Island median of $60,840.

Carpenter salary in Providence, RI-MA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in the Providence–Warwick, RI-MA area earn a median of $61,910 a year, or $29.76 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $100,710. Statewide, carpenters earn a median of $60,840; Providence is 2% above it.

Median yearly pay$61,910

Bottom 10% under$47,500Top 10% over$100,710

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $22.84/hr
Jobs in this area: 4,140
After cost of living: $60,830
Median hourly pay: $29.76/hr
vs U.S. median: +2%
vs Rhode Island median: +2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 39300, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA). 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	$47,500–$55,550$22.84–$26.71/hr
Journeyman	$61,910$29.76/hr
Top earners	$79,830–$100,710$38.38–$48.42/hr

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

How Providence, RI-MA compares

Carpenters are more concentrated in the Providence area than nationally: 5.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.4 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $100,710, is 2.1 times the 10th-percentile wage, $47,500: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other trades in Providence, RI-MA

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Questions

How much do carpenters make in Providence, RI-MA?: Carpenters in the Providence–Warwick, RI-MA area earn a median of $61,910 a year, or $29.76 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $100,710.
How much do carpenters make an hour in Providence, RI-MA?: The median hourly wage is $29.76. The middle half earn between $26.71 and $38.38 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in Providence, RI-MA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $22.84 an hour ($47,500 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $26.71.
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Providence, RI-MA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $61,910 a year ($29.76 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $79,830–$100,710.
How does Providence pay compare with the rest of Rhode Island?: The Providence median of $61,910 is 2% more than the Rhode Island median of $60,840.

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 39300 (Providence-Warwick, RI-MA). 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 (101.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures