Carpenters Salary in Michigan

At $61,680 a year, the median for carpenters in Michigan is close to the national median of $60,580 (+2%); Michigan ranks 19th of 51 states by median. Carpenters earn 25% more than the median across all occupations in Michigan ($49,270). Among neighbouring states, Indiana pays more (up to $62,870 in Indiana) and Wisconsin and Ohio pay less (down to $60,810 in Ohio). Michigan employs 18,590 carpenters, 4.22 per 1,000 jobs, the 9th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.98 is close to the national share.

Michigan vs the United States, May 2025

Carpenters: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Michigan and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
MichiganHourly$21.42$23.80$29.66$35.09$39.36$29.8818,5904.220.98
Annual$44,550$49,500$61,680$72,990$81,860$62,140
United StatesHourly$19.43$23.32$29.12$36.94$48.03$31.55670,090––
Annual$40,410$48,510$60,580$76,830$99,910$65,630
$0$25k$50k$75k$100k10th10th: $44,550$44,55025th25th: $49,500$49,500MedianMedian: $61,680$61,68075th75th: $72,990$72,99090th90th: $81,860$81,860US median
Michigan annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
19th of 51 states
Rank by employment
9th of 51 states
Location quotient
0.98
Jobs per 1,000
4.22

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Michigan's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Michigan

16 metropolitan areas and 4 nonmetropolitan areas touching Michigan publish a row for carpenters, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$31.64$65,810$47,560$82,7907,6104.000.93
Ann Arbor, MI$31.33$65,170$46,500$83,5006402.900.67
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$30.90$64,270$46,960$78,1601,1205.171.20
Midland, MI$30.47$63,380$37,470$77,4302506.681.55
Saginaw, MI$29.92$62,240$44,030$76,7103203.980.92
Battle Creek, MI$29.88$62,140$44,580$77,8001302.400.56
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$29.66$61,690$45,090$78,7105003.770.87
Flint, MI$29.50$61,360$45,890$77,8003302.440.57
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$29.36$61,060$40,100$78,5304103.390.79
Monroe, MI$28.73$59,750$39,910$70,920902.220.52
Traverse City, MI$28.47$59,230$43,700$70,7204206.211.44
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$28.36$59,000$41,680$75,9002,8404.741.10
Jackson, MI$27.00$56,160$45,280$75,6001302.280.53
Bay City, MI$26.69$55,520$40,230$79,280802.410.56
Niles, MI$26.26$54,620$42,540$75,1401802.980.69
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$23.47$48,830$42,020$64,6101402.220.52
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$28.09$58,430$45,970$72,1407806.951.61
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$27.36$56,920$37,780$76,6607104.661.08
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$25.03$52,060$38,920$77,8409508.061.87
Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$24.67$51,310$43,740$70,8706004.431.03

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Michigan$29.66$61,68018,5900.98
Indiana$30.23$62,87015,2401.10
Ohio$29.24$60,81018,4500.77
Wisconsin$29.65$61,66013,8801.09

See the national page for Carpenters (every state ranked) and the Michigan wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Michigan estimates.

  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.