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

The median hourly wage is $24.94. The middle half earn between $22.42 and $28.84 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice carpenters make in Richmond, VA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.27 an hour ($37,990 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.42.

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

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $51,870 a year ($24.94 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $59,990–$69,640.

Do carpenters make more in Richmond or Washington?

Washington pays more: the median is $51,870 in Richmond and $60,800 in Washington, a 15% difference.

How does Richmond pay compare with the rest of Virginia?

The Richmond median of $51,870 is 7% less than the Virginia median of $55,690.

Carpenter salary in Richmond, VA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in the Richmond, VA area earn a median of $51,870 a year, or $24.94 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $69,640. Statewide, carpenters earn a median of $55,690; Richmond is 7% below it.

Median yearly pay$51,870

Bottom 10% under$37,990Top 10% over$69,640

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $18.27/hr
Jobs in this area: 3,070
After cost of living: $53,010
Median hourly pay: $24.94/hr
vs U.S. median: −14%
vs Virginia median: −7%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 40060, Richmond, 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	$37,990–$46,640$18.27–$22.42/hr
Journeyman	$51,870$24.94/hr
Top earners	$59,990–$69,640$28.84–$33.48/hr

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

How Richmond, VA compares

Richmond ranks 3rd of 11 Virginia metro areas for carpenter pay.
Carpenters hold about the same share of jobs in the Richmond area as nationally: 4.6 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $69,640, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,990: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Virginia metro areas

Other trades in Richmond, VA

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Questions

How much do carpenters make in Richmond, VA?: Carpenters in the Richmond, VA area earn a median of $51,870 a year, or $24.94 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $69,640.
How much do carpenters make an hour in Richmond, VA?: The median hourly wage is $24.94. The middle half earn between $22.42 and $28.84 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in Richmond, VA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $18.27 an hour ($37,990 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $22.42.
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Richmond, VA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $51,870 a year ($24.94 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $59,990–$69,640.
Do carpenters make more in Richmond or Washington?: Washington pays more: the median is $51,870 in Richmond and $60,800 in Washington, a 15% difference.
How does Richmond pay compare with the rest of Virginia?: The Richmond median of $51,870 is 7% 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 40060 (Richmond, 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 (97.9, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures