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Carpenter Salary in New York
Discover New York carpenter hourly rates, annual salaries, career levels, credentials, industries, and factors affecting earning potential.
What Carpenter Earns in New York
Carpenters construct, install, and repair wood structures, concrete forms, frameworks, stairs, doors, windows, flooring, cabinets, and related fixtures. CareerOneStop, using U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates, reports New York carpenters at $22.53 per hour at the low end, $34.77 at the median, and $58.84 at the high end. Those figures correspond to $46,860, $72,330, and $122,400 annually. Actual pay varies with experience, specialty, location, employer, union status, overtime, and project type. New York also has substantial regional wage differences, with metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas reporting different occupational distributions. Public works can use separate prevailing wage schedules that vary by county, project type, and classification.
Hourly Rates by Level in New York
Rates typically increase with experience, skills, and responsibility.
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You're right around the middle
$28.00 is above roughly 46% of this market. The top quarter starts at $36.00, and the median sits at $29.00.
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Who Pays the Most in New York
Specialized work and public projects can offer different earning opportunities.
Industrial Construction
Industrial carpenters may work on structural components, concrete forms, equipment supports, and specialized construction environments.
Residential Construction
Residential carpenters handle framing, remodeling, finish work, installations, repairs, and other housing-related construction.
Commercial Construction
Commercial carpenters work on offices, retail properties, institutions, interiors, framing, fixtures, and larger building projects.
Heavy Highway
Heavy and highway carpentry includes transportation infrastructure, bridges, concrete forms, and related public construction work.
Institutional Construction
Institutional projects include schools, hospitals, public facilities, and other large structures requiring substantial construction and finish work.
Public Works
New York public works can use county-specific prevailing wage schedules for qualifying projects and carpenter classifications.
Which states pay carpenters the most
Median hourly across every state with a published guide for this trade. Cost of living is not netted out — compare take-home, not just the rate.
What each certification is worth
Sorted by payback speed.
| Certification | Rate bump | Extra / year | Cost | Payback |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCCER Carpentry Level 2 | +$1 | $2,080 | $200 | 5 weeks |
| Scaffold User/Competent Person (OSHA-aligned) | +$1 | $2,080 | $225 | 6 weeks |
| Fall Protection Competent Person (OSHA-aligned) | +$1 | $2,080 | $150 | 6 weeks |
| NCCER Carpentry Level 1 | +$0.75 | $1,560 | $200 | 7 weeks |
| First Aid / CPR (OSHA-aligned) | +$0.25 | $520 | $75 | 8 weeks |
| OSHA 10-Hour Construction | +$0.25 | $520 | $90 | 9 weeks |
| OSHA 30-Hour Construction | +$0.50 | $1,040 | $180 | 9 weeks |
What overtime actually adds
Past forty hours the rate is time and a half. Built from the rate above. At $34.77/hr.
Questions workers ask
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These are guide ranges mapped to New York's 2025 statewide wage distribution. BLS and CareerOneStop do not publish these specific career-level rates.
Last updated October 1, 2026. Rates are market estimates, not guarantees.