Skilled Wages

Carpenter salary in Oregon

Median $30.23 an hour for 15,110 carpenters, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$30.23/hrMedian hourly wageOregon, May data
$62,870/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$21.06 – $51.1310th to 90th percentilehourly range
15,110Jobs countedemployer survey

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

Carpenter pay in Oregon: the full range

Wage percentiles, OregonMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrOregon: 10th $21.06 · 25th $24.26 · median $30.23 · 75th $44.89 · 90th $51.13Oregon$30.23$21.06$51.13United States: 10th $19.43 · 25th $23.32 · median $29.12 · 75th $36.94 · 90th $48.03United States$29.12
Hourly wage percentiles for carpenters: Oregon vs United States, May 2025.

Oregon ranks 13th of 51 states for median carpenter pay, and 26th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $29.24). 15,110 carpenters work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.4× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$21.06 – $24.26$43,800 – $50,450roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$24.26 – $44.89$50,450 – $93,380the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$44.89 – $51.13$93,380 – $106,360the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Carpenter pay by metro in Oregon

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrPortland: $35.44Portland$35.44Corvallis: $30.43Corvallis$30.43Eugene: $30.09Eugene$30.09Bend: $29.64Bend$29.64Salem: $28.71Salem$28.71Medford: $27.85Medford$27.85Grants Pass: $27.48Grants Pass$27.48Albany: $27.44Albany$27.44
Median hourly wage for carpenters by metro area in Oregon, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Portland$22.81$35.44$33.62$52.139,21017% above
Corvallis$23.37$30.43$29.26$51.572601% above
Eugene$21.47$30.09$29.62$47.52710about the same as
Bend$15.87$29.64$28.61$48.621,1802% below
Salem$17.96$28.71$27.71$47.771,7205% below
Medford$19.13$27.85$27.47$47.959108% below
Grants Pass$19.77$27.48$28.10$48.071409% below
Albany$21.97$27.44$26.88$47.013409% below

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

Carpenter wages in Oregon over time

Oregon, 1999-2025OregonUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$15$20$25$30$35200020052010201520202025$30.23Oregon$29.12United States
Median hourly wage for carpenters, Oregon vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearOregon $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$16.87$32.60$15.3510,860
2000$17.57$32.85$15.6913,850
2001$17.34$31.52$16.0911,750
2002$16.85$30.15$16.4412,060
2003$16.52$28.90$16.4712,820
2004$15.91$27.12$16.7813,650
2005$16.81$27.71$17.1114,360
2006$16.93$27.04$17.5716,600
2007$17.47$27.13$18.1117,240
2008$17.92$26.80$18.7217,350
2009$19.11$28.68$18.9812,740
2010$19.14$28.26$19.009,840
2011$20.65$29.56$19.248,240
2012$20.59$28.87$19.208,370
2013$20.28$28.03$19.479,380
2014$19.67$26.75$19.6310,700
2015$20.70$28.12$20.2411,120
2016$21.36$28.65$20.9612,860
2017$22.05$28.96$21.7114,660
2018$21.92$28.10$22.4015,270
2019$24.45$30.79$23.2416,360
2020$25.58$31.82$23.8115,810
2021$23.55$27.98$23.2013,600
2022$26.73$29.41$24.7113,530
2023$29.79$31.48$27.0914,980
2024$29.41$30.18$28.5116,390
2025$30.23$30.23$29.1215,110

In today's dollars, the median carpenter wage in Oregon changed by +7.5% over the last ten years of data and by -1.8% since 2019.

Are there more carpenter jobs in Oregon?

-7.6%Jobs since 201916,360 then, 15,110 in 2025
+35.9%Jobs over 10 years2015 to 2025, employer survey
7.7Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 1.8× the US share, 11th of 51 states

Since 1999, the number of carpenters counted in Oregon has changed by +39.1%, against -13.1% for the country as a whole. Since 2019 the state count changed by -7.6%.

Carpenters in Oregon vs United States, 1999 = 100OregonUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages50100150200200020052010201520202025139Oregon87United States
Jobs counted by the BLS employer survey, Oregon vs United States, indexed to 1999 = 100. Shaded bands mark survey method changes.
Table
YearOregon jobsOregon indexUS index
199910,860100100
200013,850128111
200111,750108110
200212,060111111
200312,820118110
200413,650126114
200514,360132121
200616,600153128
200717,240159126
200817,350160117
200912,74011796
20109,8409180
20118,2407675
20128,3707774
20139,3808675
201410,7009880
201511,12010283
201612,86011888
201714,66013590
201815,27014193
201916,36015195
202015,81014691
202113,60012587
202213,53012590
202314,98013891
202416,39015190
202515,11013987

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 Oregon

+11.0%Projected growth in Oregon2024–2034, state agency
1,890Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
21,940Jobs in 202424,360 projected for 2034
+3.9%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Oregon's labor market agency projects the number of carpenters in the state to change by +11.0% between 2024 and 2034, from 21,940 to 24,360, with about 1,890 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +3.9% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed, so the base is larger than the 15,110 counted by the BLS employer survey.

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

Union scale and prevailing wage for carpenters in Oregon

On federally funded construction in Oregon, contractors must pay carpenters at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 10 of the 36 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package $69.43 an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $47.07). The market median for the state is $30.23.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, ORBaker: $47.07 (survey)Benton: $33.87 (survey)Clackamas: $69.43 (union)Clatsop: $69.43 (union)Columbia: $69.43 (union)Coos: $42.11 (survey)Crook: $47.07 (survey)Curry: $69.43 (union)Deschutes: $25.69 (survey)Douglas: $45.77 (survey)Gilliam: $47.07 (survey)Grant: $47.07 (survey)Harney: $47.07 (survey)Hood River: $47.07 (survey)Jackson: $25.83 (survey)Jefferson: $47.07 (survey)Josephine: $25.83 (survey)Klamath: $47.07 (survey)Lake: $47.07 (survey)Lane: $33.94 (survey)Lincoln: $69.43 (union)Linn: $33.44 (survey)Malheur: $47.07 (survey)Marion: $31.04 (survey)Morrow: $47.07 (survey)Multnomah: $69.43 (union)Polk: $31.04 (survey)Sherman: $47.07 (survey)Tillamook: $69.43 (union)Umatilla: $69.43 (union)Union: $43.32 (survey)Wallowa: $47.07 (survey)Wasco: $47.07 (survey)Washington: $69.43 (union)Wheeler: $47.07 (survey)Yamhill: $69.43 (union)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$33.94$47.07survey 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)$20$40$60$80/hrClackamas (Portland): market median $35.44, prevailing (union) $69.43, gap +$33.99Clackamas (Portland)+$33.99Crook (Bend): market median $29.64, prevailing (survey) $47.07, gap +$17.43Crook (Bend)+$17.43Linn (Albany): market median $27.44, prevailing (survey) $33.44, gap +$6.00Linn (Albany)+$6.00Lane (Eugene): market median $30.09, prevailing (survey) $33.94, gap +$3.85Lane (Eugene)+$3.85Benton (Corvallis): market median $30.43, prevailing (survey) $33.87, gap +$3.44Benton (Corvallis)+$3.44Marion (Salem): market median $28.71, prevailing (survey) $31.04, gap +$2.33Marion (Salem)+$2.33Josephine (Grants Pass): market median $27.48, prevailing (survey) $25.83, gap −$1.65Josephine (Grants Pass)−$1.65Jackson (Medford): market median $27.85, prevailing (survey) $25.83, gap −$2.02Jackson (Medford)−$2.02
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for carpenters, metro counties in Oregon.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
ClackamasUnion CARP0503-003 2025-06-01$52.62$16.81$69.43OR20260095
ClatsopUnion CARP0503-002 2025-06-01$52.62$16.81$69.43OR20260092
ColumbiaUnion CARP0503-003 2025-06-01$52.62$16.81$69.43OR20260096
CurryUnion CARP0503-002 2025-06-01$52.62$16.81$69.43OR20260084
LincolnUnion CARP0503-002 2025-06-01$52.62$16.81$69.43OR20260092
MultnomahUnion CARP0503-003 2025-06-01$52.62$16.81$69.43OR20260100
TillamookUnion CARP0503-002 2025-06-01$52.62$16.81$69.43OR20260092
UmatillaUnion CARP0503-002 2025-06-01$52.62$16.81$69.43OR20260089
WashingtonUnion CARP0503-003 2025-06-01$52.62$16.81$69.43OR20260101
YamhillUnion CARP0503-003 2025-06-01$52.62$16.81$69.43OR20260102
BakerSurvey SUOR2018-001 2023-08-25$38.10$8.97$47.07OR20260002
CrookSurvey SUOR2018-003 2023-08-25$38.10$8.97$47.07OR20260083
GilliamSurvey SUOR2018-013 2023-08-25$38.10$8.97$47.07OR20260093
GrantSurvey SUOR2018-013 2023-08-25$38.10$8.97$47.07OR20260093
HarneySurvey SUOR2018-006 2023-08-25$38.10$8.97$47.07OR20260086

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

Is construction work growing in Oregon?

117.9kConstruction jobsOregon, 2026-09
+3.1%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-202625k50k75k100k125k150k19901995200020052010201520202025118kSep 2026
Construction employment in Oregon (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 Oregon?

The median carpenter in Oregon earned $30.23 an hour ($62,870 a year) in May 2025, 4% above the national median of $29.12. The middle half earn $24.26–$44.89; the top 10% earn more than $51.13.

Where does Oregon rank for carpenter pay?

Oregon ranks 13th of 51 states for carpenter pay, with a median of $30.23 an hour, and 26th after adjusting for Oregon's cost of living (BEA price parity 103.4, US = 100).

What is the union carpenter rate in Oregon?

Davis-Bacon determinations list a union contract rate for carpenters in 10 counties, with a typical package of $69.43 an hour including fringe benefits; see the county table above.

How many carpenters work in Oregon?

BLS counted 15,110 carpenters in Oregon in May 2025, 7.7 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.78; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is carpenter work growing in Oregon?

The BLS employer survey count of carpenters in Oregon went from 11,120 in 2015 to 15,110 in 2025, +35.9%, and -7.6% since 2019. Oregon's labor market agency projects +11.0% growth for carpenters between 2024 and 2034, from 21,940 to 24,360 jobs.

How many carpenter openings a year are there in Oregon?

Oregon projects about 1,890 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, Oregon 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: Oregon labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.