How much do carpenters make an hour in Bremerton, WA?

The median hourly wage is $31.25. The middle half earn between $28.92 and $42.18 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice carpenters make in Bremerton, WA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.93 an hour ($51,850 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.92.

How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Bremerton, WA?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $65,000 a year ($31.25 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $87,730–$97,590.

Do carpenters make more in Bremerton or Seattle?

Seattle pays more: the median is $65,000 in Bremerton and $76,410 in Seattle, a 15% difference.

How does Bremerton pay compare with the rest of Washington?

The Bremerton median of $65,000 is 12% less than the Washington median of $74,190.

Carpenter salary in Bremerton, WA

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in the Bremerton–Silverdale–Port Orchard, WA area earn a median of $65,000 a year, or $31.25 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $97,590. That's 12% less than the Washington median of $74,190.

Median yearly pay$65,000

Bottom 10% under$51,850Top 10% over$97,590

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $24.93/hr
Jobs in this area: 940
After cost of living: $61,550
Median hourly pay: $31.25/hr
vs U.S. median: +7%
vs Washington median: −12%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 14740, Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA). 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	$51,850–$60,150$24.93–$28.92/hr
Journeyman	$65,000$31.25/hr
Top earners	$87,730–$97,590$42.18–$46.92/hr

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

How Bremerton, WA compares

Bremerton ranks 6th of 13 Washington metro areas for carpenter pay.
Carpenters are more concentrated in the Bremerton area than nationally: 10.0 of every 1,000 jobs, 2.3 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $97,590, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $51,850: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other Washington metro areas

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Questions

How much do carpenters make in Bremerton, WA?: Carpenters in the Bremerton–Silverdale–Port Orchard, WA area earn a median of $65,000 a year, or $31.25 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $97,590.
How much do carpenters make an hour in Bremerton, WA?: The median hourly wage is $31.25. The middle half earn between $28.92 and $42.18 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in Bremerton, WA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $24.93 an hour ($51,850 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $28.92.
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Bremerton, WA?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $65,000 a year ($31.25 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $87,730–$97,590.
Do carpenters make more in Bremerton or Seattle?: Seattle pays more: the median is $65,000 in Bremerton and $76,410 in Seattle, a 15% difference.
How does Bremerton pay compare with the rest of Washington?: The Bremerton median of $65,000 is 12% less than the Washington median of $74,190.

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 14740 (Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA). 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 (105.6, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures