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Carpenter pay in California

25 metros with published data · BLS, May 2025

$74,340typical metro median
$89,200highest: San Francisco
97,570employed in these metros

The highest median for carpenters in California is in San Francisco at $89,200. Compare with carpenters nationwide.

Median pay by metro

San FranciscoCALIFORNIA · CA$89,200
NapaCALIFORNIA · CA$80,590
Santa RosaCALIFORNIA · CA$80,520
San JoseCALIFORNIA · CA$80,190
Santa CruzCALIFORNIA · CA$77,690
San Luis ObispoCALIFORNIA · CA$77,220
VallejoCALIFORNIA · CA$76,220
Yuba CityCALIFORNIA · CA$76,100
Los AngelesCALIFORNIA · CA$75,740
Santa MariaCALIFORNIA · CA$75,140
MercedCALIFORNIA · CA$74,760
SacramentoCALIFORNIA · CA$74,440
El CentroCALIFORNIA · CA$74,340
OxnardCALIFORNIA · CA$74,060
ModestoCALIFORNIA · CA$73,730

All California metros

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MetroMedian payReal payJobs
San FranciscoCALIFORNIA · CA$89,200$77,15414,010
NapaCALIFORNIA · CA$80,590$71,601650
Santa RosaCALIFORNIA · CA$80,520$74,7052,150
San JoseCALIFORNIA · CA$80,190$72,6214,460
Santa CruzCALIFORNIA · CA$77,690$70,694700
San Luis ObispoCALIFORNIA · CA$77,220$71,108820
VallejoCALIFORNIA · CA$76,220$70,262660
Yuba CityCALIFORNIA · CA$76,100$73,010220
Los AngelesCALIFORNIA · CA$75,740$66,69230,600
Santa MariaCALIFORNIA · CA$75,140$69,0641,100
MercedCALIFORNIA · CA$74,760$76,072350
SacramentoCALIFORNIA · CA$74,440$69,7859,730
El CentroCALIFORNIA · CA$74,340$78,110140
OxnardCALIFORNIA · CA$74,060$67,0022,050
ModestoCALIFORNIA · CA$73,730$70,8211,430
HanfordCALIFORNIA · CA$73,250$72,088110
San DiegoCALIFORNIA · CA$73,200$65,4238,710
ChicoCALIFORNIA · CA$72,290$71,435390
ReddingCALIFORNIA · CA$71,750$71,263310
RiversideCALIFORNIA · CA$70,880$66,59012,970
StocktonCALIFORNIA · CA$69,160$65,8111,260
SalinasCALIFORNIA · CA$67,530$61,9301,210
BakersfieldCALIFORNIA · CA$66,540$65,9561,100
VisaliaCALIFORNIA · CA$64,390$64,503650
FresnoCALIFORNIA · CA$63,470$62,1291,790

Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate

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