Skilled Wages

Carpenter salary in Florida

Median $23.98 an hour for 39,300 carpenters, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$23.98/hrMedian hourly wageFlorida, May data
$49,870/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$17.75 – $33.6310th to 90th percentilehourly range
39,300Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Carpenter pay in Florida: the full range

Wage percentiles, FloridaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrFlorida: 10th $17.75 · 25th $21.41 · median $23.98 · 75th $28.79 · 90th $33.63Florida$23.98$17.75$33.63United States: 10th $19.43 · 25th $23.32 · median $29.12 · 75th $36.94 · 90th $48.03United States$29.12
Hourly wage percentiles for carpenters: Florida vs United States, May 2025.

Florida ranks 42nd of 51 states for median carpenter pay, and 51st once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $23.19). 39,300 carpenters work in the state. The top 10% earn 1.9× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$17.75 – $21.41$36,910 – $44,540roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$21.41 – $28.79$44,540 – $59,880the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$28.79 – $33.63$59,880 – $69,950the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Carpenter pay by metro in Florida

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrTampa: $25.06Tampa$25.06Sarasota: $25.00Sarasota$25.00Miami: $24.79Miami$24.79Jacksonville: $24.30Jacksonville$24.30Orlando: $23.92Orlando$23.92Panama City: $23.87Panama City$23.87Naples: $23.74Naples$23.74Cape Coral: $23.66Cape Coral$23.66Fort Walton Beach: $23.53Fort Walton Beach$23.53Port St. Lucie: $23.38Port St. Lucie$23.38Punta Gorda: $23.33Punta Gorda$23.33Vero Beach: $23.24Vero Beach$23.24
Median hourly wage for carpenters by metro area in Florida, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Tampa$17.88$25.06$24.84$33.636,0105% above
Sarasota$18.11$25.00$24.41$34.461,8704% above
Miami$18.51$24.79$21.71$34.8710,1003% above
Jacksonville$17.80$24.30$24.42$34.812,5001% above
Orlando$17.58$23.92$23.59$31.475,360about the same as
Panama City$17.64$23.87$24.53$33.15400about the same as
Naples$18.26$23.74$23.00$33.531,3001% below
Cape Coral$17.56$23.66$23.13$33.992,6401% below
Fort Walton Beach$17.73$23.53$24.26$31.053702% below
Port St. Lucie$17.53$23.38$23.33$31.081,0603% below
Punta Gorda$17.58$23.33$23.21$32.313403% below
Vero Beach$16.84$23.24$23.64$30.603603% below
Gainesville$17.60$23.09$23.88$30.363904% below
Pensacola$17.09$23.04$23.58$30.926604% below
Palm Bay$16.91$22.97$22.97$30.816804% below
Sebring$16.16$22.79$24.64$30.09905% below
Wildwood$17.88$22.66$26.53$30.051406% below
Tallahassee$16.41$22.53$23.99$28.814706% below
Daytona Beach$16.92$22.44$22.58$29.907406% below
Ocala$16.92$22.41$23.54$29.674907% below
Lakeland$16.98$22.10$22.76$29.338008% below
Homosassa Springs$17.21$21.99$23.52$29.901508% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Carpenter wages in Florida over time

Florida, 1999-2025FloridaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$29.12United States$23.98Florida
Median hourly wage for carpenters, Florida vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearFlorida $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$12.23$23.63$15.3534,390
2000$13.05$24.40$15.6941,400
2001$13.57$24.67$16.0941,990
2002$13.95$24.96$16.4440,710
2003$14.44$25.27$16.4741,470
2004$14.48$24.68$16.7849,610
2005$14.64$24.13$17.1157,220
2006$15.01$23.97$17.5766,310
2007$15.61$24.24$18.1168,570
2008$16.19$24.21$18.7258,350
2009$16.24$24.37$18.9840,930
2010$16.47$24.32$19.0030,330
2011$16.68$23.87$19.2429,220
2012$16.79$23.54$19.2030,890
2013$16.31$22.54$19.4733,480
2014$16.36$22.25$19.6335,220
2015$16.76$22.77$20.2436,620
2016$17.87$23.97$20.9641,610
2017$18.16$23.85$21.7142,520
2018$18.64$23.90$22.4047,350
2019$19.19$24.17$23.2445,550
2020$19.58$24.36$23.8144,880
2021$22.00$26.14$23.2045,040
2022$21.96$24.16$24.7147,600
2023$22.85$24.14$27.0949,900
2024$23.12$23.73$28.5144,130
2025$23.98$23.98$29.1239,300

In today's dollars, the median carpenter wage in Florida changed by +5.3% over the last ten years of data and by -0.8% since 2019.

Are there more carpenter jobs in Florida?

-13.7%Jobs since 201945,550 then, 39,300 in 2025
+7.3%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
4.0Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.9× the US share, 34th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of carpenters counted in Florida has changed by +14.3%, against -13.1% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by -13.7%.

Carpenters in Florida vs United States, 1999 = 100FloridaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages50100150200250200020052010201520202025114Florida87United States
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Florida vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearFlorida jobsFlorida indexUS index
199934,390100100
200041,400120111
200141,990122110
200240,710118111
200341,470121110
200449,610144114
200557,220166121
200666,310193128
200768,570199126
200858,350170117
200940,93011996
201030,3308880
201129,2208575
201230,8909074
201333,4809775
201435,22010280
201536,62010683
201641,61012188
201742,52012490
201847,35013893
201945,55013295
202044,88013091
202145,04013187
202247,60013890
202349,90014591
202444,13012890
202539,30011487

Job counts are BLS OEWS survey estimates built from three years of samples, so moves of a few percent from one year to the next are within the survey's margin. Self-employed tradespeople are not counted. Areas with fewer than 3,000 jobs or a large sampling error are shown as a single figure rather than a trend.

Outlook for carpenters in Florida

+13.5%Projected growth in Florida2024–2034, state agency
5,360Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
60,000Jobs in 202468,090 projected for 2034
+3.9%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Florida's labor market agency projects the number of carpenters in the state to change by +13.5% between 2024 and 2034, from 60,000 to 68,090, with about 5,360 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +3.9% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 39,300 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Florida labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Union scale and prevailing wage for carpenters in Florida

On federally funded construction in Florida, contractors must pay carpenters at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 8 of the 67 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $39.69 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $16.60). 59 of the 67 counties still use a survey rate dated 2016 or earlier (for example Alachua County at $15.08). The market median for the state is $23.98.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, FLAlachua: $15.08 (survey)Baker: $23.19 (survey)Bay: $16.00 (survey)Bradford: $16.60 (survey)Brevard: $22.06 (survey)Broward: $35.56 (union)Calhoun: $14.77 (survey)Charlotte: $27.83 (survey)Citrus: $20.10 (survey)Clay: $23.19 (survey)Collier: $18.64 (survey)Columbia: $15.36 (survey)DeSoto: $20.15 (survey)Dixie: $16.60 (survey)Duval: $36.93 (union)Escambia: $15.87 (survey)Flagler: $17.92 (survey)Franklin: $12.92 (survey)Gadsden: $16.00 (survey)Gilchrist: $15.32 (survey)Glades: $20.15 (survey)Gulf: $16.00 (survey)Hamilton: $16.60 (survey)Hardee: $20.15 (survey)Hendry: $20.15 (survey)Hernando: $20.10 (survey)Highlands: $17.61 (survey)Hillsborough: $21.22 (survey)Holmes: $14.77 (survey)Indian River: $20.82 (survey)Jackson: $12.56 (survey)Jefferson: $16.00 (survey)Lafayette: $16.60 (survey)Lake: $42.45 (union)Lee: $18.00 (survey)Leon: $16.00 (survey)Levy: $16.60 (survey)Liberty: $13.19 (survey)Madison: $16.60 (survey)Manatee: $27.83 (survey)Marion: $15.32 (survey)Martin: $20.82 (survey)Miami-Dade: $35.56 (union)Monroe: $20.15 (survey)Nassau: $23.19 (survey)Okaloosa: $16.38 (survey)Okeechobee: $20.15 (survey)Orange: $42.45 (union)Osceola: $42.45 (union)Palm Beach: $35.56 (union)Pasco: $15.49 (survey)Pinellas: $17.06 (survey)Polk: $18.73 (survey)Putnam: $17.85 (survey)St. Johns: $23.19 (survey)St. Lucie: $20.82 (survey)Santa Rosa: $16.07 (survey)Sarasota: $20.30 (survey)Seminole: $42.45 (union)Sumter: $14.97 (survey)Suwannee: $16.60 (survey)Taylor: $16.60 (survey)Union: $16.60 (survey)Volusia: $17.92 (survey)Wakulla: $16.00 (survey)Walton: $16.38 (survey)Washington: $13.19 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$16.00$16.60$20.10$22.96survey rate
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for carpenters by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
Market median vs prevailing wage by countyMarket medianPrevailing (union)Prevailing (survey)$10$20$30$40$50/hrLake (Orlando): market median $23.92, prevailing (union) $42.45, gap +$18.53Lake (Orlando)+$18.53Duval (Jacksonville): market median $24.30, prevailing (union) $36.93, gap +$12.63Duval (Jacksonville)+$12.63Broward (Miami): market median $24.79, prevailing (union) $35.56, gap +$10.77Broward (Miami)+$10.77Charlotte (Punta Gorda): market median $23.33, prevailing (survey) $27.83, gap +$4.50Charlotte (Punta Gorda)+$4.50Manatee (Sarasota): market median $25.00, prevailing (survey) $27.83, gap +$2.83Manatee (Sarasota)+$2.83Brevard (Palm Bay): market median $22.97, prevailing (survey) $22.06, gap −$0.91Brevard (Palm Bay)−$0.91Citrus (Homosassa Springs): market median $21.99, prevailing (survey) $20.10, gap −$1.89Citrus (Homosassa Springs)−$1.89Indian River (Vero Beach): market median $23.24, prevailing (survey) $20.82, gap −$2.42Indian River (Vero Beach)−$2.42Martin (Port St. Lucie): market median $23.38, prevailing (survey) $20.82, gap −$2.56Martin (Port St. Lucie)−$2.56Polk (Lakeland): market median $22.10, prevailing (survey) $18.73, gap −$3.37Polk (Lakeland)−$3.37Hillsborough (Tampa): market median $25.06, prevailing (survey) $21.22, gap −$3.84Hillsborough (Tampa)−$3.84Flagler (Daytona Beach): market median $22.44, prevailing (survey) $17.92, gap −$4.52Flagler (Daytona Beach)−$4.52Collier (Naples): market median $23.74, prevailing (survey) $18.64, gap −$5.10Collier (Naples)−$5.10Highlands (Sebring): market median $22.79, prevailing (survey) $17.61, gap −$5.18Highlands (Sebring)−$5.18Lee (Cape Coral): market median $23.66, prevailing (survey) $18.00, gap −$5.66Lee (Cape Coral)−$5.66Levy (Gainesville): market median $23.09, prevailing (survey) $16.60, gap −$6.49Levy (Gainesville)−$6.49Gadsden (Tallahassee): market median $22.53, prevailing (survey) $16.00, gap −$6.53Gadsden (Tallahassee)−$6.53Santa Rosa (Pensacola): market median $23.04, prevailing (survey) $16.07, gap −$6.97Santa Rosa (Pensacola)−$6.97Okaloosa (Fort Walton Beach): market median $23.53, prevailing (survey) $16.38, gap −$7.15Okaloosa (Fort Walton Beach)−$7.15Bay (Panama City): market median $23.87, prevailing (survey) $16.00, gap −$7.87Bay (Panama City)−$7.87
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for carpenters, metro counties in Florida.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
LakeUnion CARP1905-003 2025-06-01$28.65$13.80$42.45FL20260210
OrangeUnion CARP1905-003 2025-06-01$28.65$13.80$42.45FL20260218
OsceolaUnion CARP1905-003 2025-06-01$28.65$13.80$42.45FL20260219
SeminoleUnion CARP1905-003 2025-06-01$28.65$13.80$42.45FL20260226
DuvalUnion CARP0702-001 2020-08-01$23.63$13.30$36.93FL20260202
BrowardUnion CARP1809-002 2016-08-01$25.20$10.36$35.56FL20260197
Miami-DadeUnion CARP1809-002 2016-08-01$25.20$10.36$35.56FL20260215
Palm BeachUnion CARP1809-002 2016-08-01$25.20$10.36$35.56FL20260220
CharlotteSurvey SUFL2014-006 2016-08-16$19.78$8.05$27.83FL20260198
ManateeSurvey SUFL2014-021 2016-08-16$19.78$8.05$27.83FL20260212
BakerSurvey SUFL2014-002 2016-08-16$18.29$4.90$23.19FL20260195
ClaySurvey SUFL2014-008 2016-08-16$18.29$4.90$23.19FL20260200
NassauSurvey SUFL2014-025 2016-08-16$18.29$4.90$23.19FL20260216
St. JohnsSurvey SUFL2014-036 2016-08-16$18.29$4.90$23.19FL20260227
BrevardSurvey SUFL2014-004 2016-08-16$19.33$2.73$22.06FL20260196

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Florida prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Florida?

657.0kConstruction jobsFlorida, 2026-09
+0.6%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-2026200k400k600k800k19901995200020052010201520202025657kSep 2026
Construction employment in Florida (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

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Questions this page answers

How much do carpenters make in Florida?

The median carpenter in Florida earned $23.98 an hour ($49,870 a year) in May 2025, 18% below the national median of $29.12. The middle half earn $21.41–$28.79; the top 10% earn more than $33.63.

Where does Florida rank for carpenter pay?

Florida ranks 42nd of 51 states for carpenter pay, with a median of $23.98 an hour, and 51st after adjusting for Florida's cost of living (BEA price parity 103.4, US = 100).

What is the union carpenter rate in Florida?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for carpenters in 8 counties, with a typical package of $39.69 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many carpenters work in Florida?

BLS counted 39,300 carpenters in Florida in May 2025, 4.0 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.92; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is carpenter work growing in Florida?

The BLS employer survey count of carpenters in Florida went from 36,620 in 2015 to 39,300 in 2025, +7.3%, and -13.7% since 2019. Florida's labor market agency projects +13.5% growth for carpenters between 2024 and 2034, from 60,000 to 68,090 jobs.

How many carpenter openings a year are there in Florida?

Florida projects about 5,360 openings a year for carpenters over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 62,800 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Florida and metro areas, SOC 47-2031. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Florida labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.