How much do carpenters make an hour in Provo, UT?

The median hourly wage is $25.59. The middle half earn between $21.92 and $29.39 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice carpenters make in Provo, UT?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.88 an hour ($37,190 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.92.

How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Provo, UT?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $53,230 a year ($25.59 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $61,120–$74,600.

Do carpenters make more in Provo or Salt Lake City?

Salt Lake City pays more: the median is $53,230 in Provo and $59,870 in Salt Lake City, a 11% difference.

How does Provo pay compare with the rest of Utah?

The Provo median of $53,230 is 2% more than the Utah median of $52,360.

Carpenter salary in Provo, UT

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in the Provo–Orem–Lehi, UT area earn a median of $53,230 a year, or $25.59 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $74,600 a year. That's 2% more than the Utah median of $52,360.

Median yearly pay$53,230

Bottom 10% under$37,190Top 10% over$74,600

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.88/hr
Jobs in this area: 3,080
After cost of living: $54,190
Median hourly pay: $25.59/hr
vs U.S. median: −12%
vs Utah median: +2%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 39340, Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT). 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	$37,190–$45,590$17.88–$21.92/hr
Journeyman	$53,230$25.59/hr
Top earners	$61,120–$74,600$29.39–$35.86/hr

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

How Provo, UT compares

Provo ranks 2nd of 5 Utah metro areas for carpenter pay.
Carpenters are more concentrated in the Provo area than nationally: 10.1 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.4 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $74,600, is 2.0 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,190: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Utah metro areas

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Questions

How much do carpenters make in Provo, UT?: Carpenters in the Provo–Orem–Lehi, UT area earn a median of $53,230 a year, or $25.59 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $74,600 a year.
How much do carpenters make an hour in Provo, UT?: The median hourly wage is $25.59. The middle half earn between $21.92 and $29.39 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in Provo, UT?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.88 an hour ($37,190 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.92.
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Provo, UT?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $53,230 a year ($25.59 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $61,120–$74,600.
Do carpenters make more in Provo or Salt Lake City?: Salt Lake City pays more: the median is $53,230 in Provo and $59,870 in Salt Lake City, a 11% difference.
How does Provo pay compare with the rest of Utah?: The Provo median of $53,230 is 2% more than the Utah median of $52,360.

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 39340 (Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT). 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 (98.2, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures