what do carpenters get paid?
The average salary of all carpenters as of May 2012 was $44,520 a year, or $21.41 hourly, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. At the high end, the top 10 percent of carpenters earned $34.90 per hour or more. The lowest 10 percent of income earners made $11.96 or less per hour. the median wage was $19.20 an hour. The BLS also noted that apprenticeship pay is often 30 percent to 50 percent less than full professional carpenter pay.