Carpenter Salary in Georgia
$24/hr
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Carpenter Salary in Georgia
Discover Georgia carpenter hourly rates, annual salaries, career levels, credentials, industries, and factors affecting earning potential.
What Carpenter Earns in Georgia
Carpenters build, install, and repair structures and finished woodwork across residential and commercial projects. In Georgia, carpenters typically earn about $16.77 to $30.51 per hour, which corresponds to approximately $34,890 to $63,470 annually.
Hourly rates by level in Georgia
What each rung of the trade is paid, before overtime and per diem.
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$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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4Overtime & per diem
An estimate, not an offer. Overtime is paid at time and a half past forty hours.
Who pays the most in Georgia
Published statewide industry rates are not available; project rates vary.
Commercial Construction
Commercial carpenters work on offices, retail properties, institutional buildings, interiors, framing, fixtures, and larger construction projects.
Residential Construction
Covered federal residential projects in specified Georgia counties can carry project-specific carpenter prevailing wage rates above the statewide occupational median.
Industrial Construction
Federal heavy construction determinations covering industrial and treatment plant work can specify carpenter rates for particular Georgia counties.
Institutional Construction
Institutional carpenters work on schools, healthcare facilities, public buildings, and other large structures requiring framing and finish work.
Highway Construction
A current federal determination for Fulton County lists this base carpenter rate for covered highway construction projects.
Public Construction
Georgia public works contracts can involve additional contractual requirements, while federally funded projects may use Davis-Bacon wage determinations.
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 | $190 | 5 weeks |
| Scaffold User/Competent Person (OSHA-aligned) | +$1 | $2,080 | $210 | 5 weeks |
| NCCER Carpentry Level 1 | +$0.75 | $1,560 | $190 | 6 weeks |
| Fall Protection Competent Person (OSHA-aligned) | +$0.75 | $1,560 | $165 | 6 weeks |
| First Aid/CPR (OSHA-aligned) | +$0.25 | $520 | $70 | 7 weeks |
| OSHA 10-Hour Construction | +$0.25 | $520 | $85 | 9 weeks |
| OSHA 30-Hour Construction | +$0.50 | $1,040 | $170 | 9 weeks |
What overtime actually adds
Past forty hours the rate is time and a half. Built from the rate above. At $23.72/hr.
Questions workers ask
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CareerOneStop reports these hourly wage levels for Georgia Carpenters, SOC 47-2031.
Last updated October 22, 2026. Rates are market estimates, not guarantees.