How much do carpenters make an hour in Wheeling, WV-OH?

The median hourly wage is $24.10. The middle half earn between $19.05 and $31.09 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)

What do apprentice carpenters make in Wheeling, WV-OH?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.91 an hour ($37,250 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.05.

How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Wheeling, WV-OH?

BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $50,120 a year ($24.10 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $64,660–$70,560.

Do carpenters make more in Wheeling or Washington?

Washington pays more: the median is $50,120 in Wheeling and $60,800 in Washington, a 18% difference.

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

The Wheeling median of $50,120 is 3% more than the West Virginia median of $48,710.

Carpenter salary in Wheeling, WV-OH

Updated September 27, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025

Carpenters in the Wheeling, WV-OH area earn a median of $50,120 a year, or $24.10 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $70,560. That's 3% more than the West Virginia median of $48,710.

Median yearly pay$50,120

Bottom 10% under$37,250Top 10% over$70,560

Apprentice starting pay (estimate): $17.91/hr
Jobs in this area: 190
After cost of living: $56,750
Median hourly pay: $24.10/hr
vs U.S. median: −17%
vs West Virginia median: +3%

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (area 48540, Wheeling, WV-OH). 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	$37,250–$39,620$17.91–$19.05/hr
Journeyman	$50,120$24.10/hr
Top earners	$64,660–$70,560$31.09–$33.92/hr

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

How Wheeling, WV-OH compares

Wheeling ranks 6th of 10 West Virginia metro areas for carpenter pay.
Carpenters are less concentrated in the Wheeling area than nationally: 3.3 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.76 times the U.S. share.
The 90th-percentile wage, $70,560, is 1.9 times the 10th-percentile wage, $37,250: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.

Other West Virginia metro areas

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Questions

How much do carpenters make in Wheeling, WV-OH?: Carpenters in the Wheeling, WV-OH area earn a median of $50,120 a year, or $24.10 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. The top 10% earn more than $70,560.
How much do carpenters make an hour in Wheeling, WV-OH?: The median hourly wage is $24.10. The middle half earn between $19.05 and $31.09 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
What do apprentice carpenters make in Wheeling, WV-OH?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $17.91 an hour ($37,250 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $19.05.
How much does a journeyman carpenter make in Wheeling, WV-OH?: BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $50,120 a year ($24.10 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $64,660–$70,560.
Do carpenters make more in Wheeling or Washington?: Washington pays more: the median is $50,120 in Wheeling and $60,800 in Washington, a 18% difference.
How does Wheeling pay compare with the rest of West Virginia?: The Wheeling median of $50,120 is 3% more 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 48540 (Wheeling, WV-OH). 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 (88.3, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 27, 2026. How we calculate these figures