Carpenter Salary in Washington
$36/hr
Current Washington carpenter pay, experience ranges and industry benchmarks, with practical context for comparing local employment offers.
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Carpenter Salary in Washington
Current Washington carpenter pay, experience ranges and industry benchmarks, with practical context for comparing local employment offers.
What Carpenters Earn in Washington
Carpenters build, install and repair framing, forms, doors, trim and other building components. In Washington, the latest employee wage range is $25.16–$57.65/hr, or approximately $52,333–$119,912/year at 2,080 hours. These figures show the lower and upper ends of surveyed wages. Location, project type, responsibilities and paid hours affect your actual earnings; benefits and contractor business revenue are separate.
Hourly rates by level in Washington
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 Washington
National carpenter medians, not state rankings; converted at 2,080 hours.
Nonresidential Building Construction
Offices and institutional buildings; structured commercial work. Carpenters coordinate framing and installation with other building trades.
Building Finishing Contractors
Doors, trim and interior installation. Detailed fitting and consistent finishes matter when comparing these roles.
Residential Building Construction
Homes, additions and structural residential work. Expect projects combining framing, exterior work and practical onsite coordination.
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 Level 2 | +$1 | $2,080 | $200 | 5 weeks |
| Scaffold User/Competent Person | +$1 | $2,080 | $220 | 6 weeks |
| Fall Protection Competent Person | +$0.75 | $1,560 | $175 | 6 weeks |
| NCCER Core/Level 1 | +$0.75 | $1,560 | $200 | 7 weeks |
| OSHA 10-Hour Construction | +$0.25 | $520 | $85 | 8 weeks |
| First Aid/CPR (OSHA-aligned) | +$0.25 | $520 | $75 | 8 weeks |
| OSHA 30-Hour Construction | +$0.50 | $1,040 | $175 | 9 weeks |
What overtime actually adds
Past forty hours the rate is time and a half. Built from the rate above. At $35.67/hr.
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Current Washington carpenter wage data from BLS, accessed through O*NET, for SOC 47-2031 employee occupational wages.
Last updated November 1, 2026. Rates are market estimates, not guarantees.