How much do carpenters make an hour in Harrisonburg, VA?

The median hourly wage is $23.87. The middle half earn between $21.82 and $28.30 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice carpenters make in Harrisonburg, VA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.59 an hour ($38,670 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.82.

How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Harrisonburg, VA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $49,650 a year ($23.87 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $58,870–$75,280.

Do carpenters make more in Harrisonburg or Washington?

Washington pays more: the median is $49,650 in Harrisonburg and $60,800 in Washington, a 18% difference.

How does Harrisonburg pay compare with the rest of Virginia?

The Harrisonburg median of $49,650 is 11% less than the Virginia median of $55,690.

Carpenter salary in Harrisonburg, VA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in the Harrisonburg, VA area earn a median of $49,650 a year, or $23.87 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $75,280 a year. Statewide, carpenters earn a median of $55,690; Harrisonburg is 11% below it.

Median yearly pay$49,650

Bottom 10% under$38,670Top 10% over$75,280

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.59/hr
Jobs in this area: 380
After cost of living: $52,320
Median hourly pay: $23.87/hr
vs U.S. median: −18%
vs Virginia median: −11%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 25500, Harrisonburg, VA). 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	$38,670–$45,380$18.59–$21.82/hr
Journeyman	$49,650$23.87/hr
Top earners	$58,870–$75,280$28.30–$36.19/hr

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

How Harrisonburg, VA compares

Harrisonburg ranks 6th of 11 Virginia metro areas for carpenter pay.
Carpenters are more concentrated in the Harrisonburg area than nationally: 5.8 of every 1,000 jobs, 1.4 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $75,280, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $38,670: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Virginia metro areas

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Questions

How much do carpenters make in Harrisonburg, VA?: Carpenters in the Harrisonburg, VA area earn a median of $49,650 a year, or $23.87 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The highest-paid 10% make over $75,280 a year.
How much do carpenters make an hour in Harrisonburg, VA?: The median hourly wage is $23.87. The middle half earn between $21.82 and $28.30 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in Harrisonburg, VA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.59 an hour ($38,670 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $21.82.
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Harrisonburg, VA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $49,650 a year ($23.87 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $58,870–$75,280.
Do carpenters make more in Harrisonburg or Washington?: Washington pays more: the median is $49,650 in Harrisonburg and $60,800 in Washington, a 18% difference.
How does Harrisonburg pay compare with the rest of Virginia?: The Harrisonburg median of $49,650 is 11% less than the Virginia median of $55,690.

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 25500 (Harrisonburg, VA). 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 (94.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures