How much do carpenters make an hour in Parkersburg, WV?

The median hourly wage is $22.64. The middle half earn between $17.98 and $27.61 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice carpenters make in Parkersburg, WV?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.17 an hour ($35,710 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.98.

How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Parkersburg, WV?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $47,090 a year ($22.64 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $57,430–$65,970.

Do carpenters make more in Parkersburg or Washington?

Washington pays more: the median is $47,090 in Parkersburg and $60,800 in Washington, a 23% difference.

How does Parkersburg pay compare with the rest of West Virginia?

The Parkersburg median of $47,090 is 3% less than the West Virginia median of $48,710.

Carpenter salary in Parkersburg, WV

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in the Parkersburg–Vienna, WV area earn a median of $47,090 a year, or $22.64 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $65,970. Statewide, carpenters earn a median of $48,710; Parkersburg is 3% below it.

Median yearly pay$47,090

Bottom 10% under$35,710Top 10% over$65,970

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.17/hr
Jobs in this area: 170
After cost of living: $54,090
Median hourly pay: $22.64/hr
vs U.S. median: −22%
vs West Virginia median: −3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 37620, Parkersburg-Vienna, WV). 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	$35,710–$37,400$17.17–$17.98/hr
Journeyman	$47,090$22.64/hr
Top earners	$57,430–$65,970$27.61–$31.71/hr

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

How Parkersburg, WV compares

Parkersburg has the lowest carpenter median of the 10 West Virginia metro areas with published pay.
Carpenters hold about the same share of jobs in the Parkersburg area as nationally: 4.6 of every 1,000 jobs.
The 90th-percentile wage, $65,970, is 1.8 times the 10th-percentile wage, $35,710: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other West Virginia metro areas

Other trades in Parkersburg, WV

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Questions

How much do carpenters make in Parkersburg, WV?: Carpenters in the Parkersburg–Vienna, WV area earn a median of $47,090 a year, or $22.64 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $65,970.
How much do carpenters make an hour in Parkersburg, WV?: The median hourly wage is $22.64. The middle half earn between $17.98 and $27.61 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in Parkersburg, WV?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.17 an hour ($35,710 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $17.98.
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Parkersburg, WV?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $47,090 a year ($22.64 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $57,430–$65,970.
Do carpenters make more in Parkersburg or Washington?: Washington pays more: the median is $47,090 in Parkersburg and $60,800 in Washington, a 23% difference.
How does Parkersburg pay compare with the rest of West Virginia?: The Parkersburg median of $47,090 is 3% less than the West Virginia median of $48,710.

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 37620 (Parkersburg-Vienna, WV). 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 (87.1, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures