Skilled Wages

Carpenter salary in Idaho

Median $25.00 an hour for 8,380 carpenters, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$25.00/hrMedian hourly wageIdaho, May data
$52,000/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$17.72 – $36.4010th to 90th percentilehourly range
8,380Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-06

Carpenter pay in Idaho: the full range

Wage percentiles, IdahoMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrIdaho: 10th $17.72 · 25th $21.76 · median $25.00 · 75th $30.25 · 90th $36.40Idaho$25.00$17.72$36.40United States: 10th $19.43 · 25th $23.32 · median $29.12 · 75th $36.94 · 90th $48.03United States$29.12
Hourly wage percentiles for carpenters: Idaho vs United States, May 2025.

Idaho ranks 37th of 51 states for median carpenter pay, and 41st once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $26.18). 8,380 carpenters work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.1× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$17.72 – $21.76$36,850 – $45,250roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$21.76 – $30.25$45,250 – $62,920the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$30.25 – $36.40$62,920 – $75,710the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Carpenter pay by metro in Idaho

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30/hrLewiston: $27.61Lewiston$27.61Coeur d'Alene: $27.00Coeur d'Alene$27.00Idaho Falls: $25.07Idaho Falls$25.07Boise: $24.45Boise$24.45Pocatello: $24.38Pocatello$24.38Logan: $23.86Logan$23.86Twin Falls: $22.82Twin Falls$22.82
Median hourly wage for carpenters by metro area in Idaho, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Lewiston$18.89$27.61$30.27$36.1115010% above
Coeur d'Alene$18.91$27.00$27.47$37.047908% above
Idaho Falls$17.41$25.07$26.56$39.61750about the same as
Boise$17.55$24.45$24.85$36.804,0802% below
Pocatello$17.76$24.38$27.42$33.943402% below
Logan$16.45$23.86$24.88$34.514905% below
Twin Falls$16.43$22.82$24.78$31.182409% below

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

Carpenter wages in Idaho over time

Idaho, 1999-2025IdahoUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$29.12United States$25.00Idaho
Median hourly wage for carpenters, Idaho vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearIdaho $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$12.12$23.42$15.354,830
2000$11.79$22.04$15.695,810
2001$13.10$23.81$16.094,920
2002$13.23$23.68$16.444,880
2003$12.84$22.47$16.475,040
2004$14.08$24.00$16.785,230
2005$13.77$22.70$17.115,380
2006$14.39$22.98$17.577,590
2007$14.67$22.78$18.119,100
2008$15.05$22.50$18.728,470
2009$15.83$23.76$18.986,520
2010$16.31$24.08$19.004,790
2011$16.89$24.17$19.244,100
2012$15.81$22.17$19.203,310
2013$16.48$22.78$19.473,700
2014$16.95$23.05$19.634,120
2015$16.78$22.79$20.244,430
2016$16.71$22.41$20.965,010
2017$16.52$21.70$21.716,300
2018$17.62$22.59$22.407,530
2019$17.86$22.49$23.247,930
2020$18.60$23.14$23.818,990
2021$18.19$21.61$23.209,120
2022$21.74$23.92$24.717,940
2023$22.65$23.93$27.098,220
2024$23.33$23.94$28.517,340
2025$25.00$25.00$29.128,380

In today's dollars, the median carpenter wage in Idaho changed by +9.7% over the last ten years of data and by +11.2% since 2019.

Are there more carpenter jobs in Idaho?

+5.7%Jobs since 20197,930 then, 8,380 in 2025
+89.2%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
9.8Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 2.3× the US share, 3rd of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of carpenters counted in Idaho has changed by +73.5%, against -13.1% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by +5.7%.

Carpenters in Idaho vs United States, 1999 = 100IdahoUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages50100150200250200020052010201520202025174Idaho87United States
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Idaho vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearIdaho jobsIdaho indexUS index
19994,830100100
20005,810120111
20014,920102110
20024,880101111
20035,040104110
20045,230108114
20055,380111121
20067,590157128
20079,100188126
20088,470175117
20096,52013596
20104,7909980
20114,1008575
20123,3106874
20133,7007775
20144,1208580
20154,4309283
20165,01010488
20176,30013090
20187,53015693
20197,93016495
20208,99018691
20219,12018987
20227,94016490
20238,22017091
20247,34015290
20258,38017487

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 Idaho

+22.0%Projected growth in Idaho2024–2034, state agency
1,700Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
16,870Jobs in 202420,580 projected for 2034
+3.9%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Idaho's labor market agency projects the number of carpenters in the state to change by +22.0% between 2024 and 2034, from 16,870 to 20,580, with about 1,700 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +3.9% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 8,380 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for carpenters in Idaho

On federally funded construction in Idaho, contractors must pay carpenters at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 23 of the 44 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $53.92 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $26.10). 16 of the 44 counties still use a survey rate dated 2012 or earlier (for example Adams County at $31.21). The market median for the state is $25.00.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, IDAda: $26.10 (survey)Adams: $31.21 (survey)Bannock: $53.92 (union)Bear Lake: $53.92 (union)Benewah: $56.71 (union)Bingham: $53.92 (union)Blaine: $23.84 (survey)Boise: $26.10 (survey)Bonner: $37.89 (survey)Bonneville: $53.92 (union)Boundary: $56.71 (union)Butte: $53.92 (union)Camas: $21.44 (survey)Canyon: $26.10 (survey)Caribou: $53.92 (union)Cassia: $21.44 (survey)Clark: $53.92 (union)Clearwater: $51.25 (union)Custer: $53.92 (union)Elmore: $31.21 (survey)Franklin: $53.92 (union)Fremont: $53.92 (union)Gem: $26.10 (survey)Gooding: $21.44 (survey)Idaho: $49.06 (union)Jefferson: $53.92 (union)Jerome: $21.44 (survey)Kootenai: $62.82 (union)Latah: $51.25 (union)Lemhi: $53.92 (union)Lewis: $49.06 (union)Lincoln: $21.44 (survey)Madison: $21.46 (survey)Minidoka: $21.44 (survey)Nez Perce: $62.82 (union)Oneida: $53.92 (union)Owyhee: $26.10 (survey)Payette: $31.21 (survey)Power: $18.00 (survey)Shoshone: $51.25 (union)Teton: $53.92 (union)Twin Falls: $22.33 (survey)Valley: $31.21 (survey)Washington: $31.21 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$23.24$31.21$53.39$53.92survey 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)$0$20$40$60$80/hrKootenai (Coeur d'Alene): market median $27.00, prevailing (union) $62.82, gap +$35.82Kootenai (Coeur d'Alene)+$35.82Nez Perce (Lewiston): market median $27.61, prevailing (union) $62.82, gap +$35.21Nez Perce (Lewiston)+$35.21Franklin (Logan): market median $23.86, prevailing (union) $53.92, gap +$30.06Franklin (Logan)+$30.06Bannock (Pocatello): market median $24.38, prevailing (union) $53.92, gap +$29.54Bannock (Pocatello)+$29.54Bonneville (Idaho Falls): market median $25.07, prevailing (union) $53.92, gap +$28.85Bonneville (Idaho Falls)+$28.85Ada (Boise): market median $24.45, prevailing (survey) $26.10, gap +$1.65Ada (Boise)+$1.65Twin Falls (Twin Falls): market median $22.82, prevailing (survey) $22.33, gap −$0.49Twin Falls (Twin Falls)−$0.49
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for carpenters, metro counties in Idaho.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
KootenaiUnion CARP0196-001 2021-06-01$44.98$17.84$62.82ID20260107
Nez PerceUnion CARP0196-001 2021-06-01$44.98$17.84$62.82ID20260107
BenewahUnion CARP0001-001 2021-06-01$38.87$17.84$56.71ID20260008
BoundaryUnion CARP0001-002 2021-06-01$38.87$17.84$56.71ID20260011
BannockUnion CARP0808-003 2025-06-01$35.68$18.24$53.92ID20260105
Bear LakeUnion CARP0808-001 2025-06-01$35.68$18.24$53.92ID20260021
BinghamUnion CARP0808-001 2025-06-01$35.68$18.24$53.92ID20260021
BonnevilleUnion CARP0808-003 2025-06-01$35.68$18.24$53.92ID20260100
ButteUnion CARP0808-003 2025-06-01$35.68$18.24$53.92ID20260101
CaribouUnion CARP0808-001 2025-06-01$35.68$18.24$53.92ID20260013
ClarkUnion CARP0808-001 2025-06-01$35.68$18.24$53.92ID20260023
CusterUnion CARP0808-001 2025-06-01$35.68$18.24$53.92ID20260023
FranklinUnion CARP0808-003 2025-06-01$35.68$18.24$53.92ID20260105
FremontUnion CARP0808-001 2025-06-01$35.68$18.24$53.92ID20260021
JeffersonUnion CARP0808-003 2025-06-01$35.68$18.24$53.92ID20260102

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-06. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Idaho prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Idaho?

78.0kConstruction jobsIdaho, 2026-09
+1.7%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k20k40k60k80k100k1990199520002005201020152020202578kSep 2026
Construction employment in Idaho (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 Idaho?

The median carpenter in Idaho earned $25.00 an hour ($52,000 a year) in May 2025, 14% below the national median of $29.12. The middle half earn $21.76–$30.25; the top 10% earn more than $36.40.

Where does Idaho rank for carpenter pay?

Idaho ranks 37th of 51 states for carpenter pay, with a median of $25.00 an hour, and 41st after adjusting for Idaho's cost of living (BEA price parity 95.5, US = 100).

What is the union carpenter rate in Idaho?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for carpenters in 23 counties, with a typical package of $53.92 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many carpenters work in Idaho?

BLS counted 8,380 carpenters in Idaho in May 2025, 9.8 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 2.27; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is carpenter work growing in Idaho?

The BLS employer survey count of carpenters in Idaho went from 4,430 in 2015 to 8,380 in 2025, +89.2%, and +5.7% since 2019. Idaho's labor market agency projects +22.0% growth for carpenters between 2024 and 2034, from 16,870 to 20,580 jobs.

How many carpenter openings a year are there in Idaho?

Idaho projects about 1,700 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, Idaho 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 2026-11-06. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Idaho labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.