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Carpenters in New Hampshire

Is New Hampshire a good place for you to work as a Carpenter?

6.8% Jobs Projection

$46,490 Median Salary

440 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Carpenters in New Hampshire are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

Projected employment for Carpenters in New Hampshire is growing faster than average.
Carpenters in New Hampshire earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Carpenters Work in New Hampshire?

In New Hampshire, there were 3,590 people working as Carpenters in the year 2018.

There were 3,380 Carpenters employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 210 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 9,080 Carpenters working in it, which means New Hampshire has fewer Carpenters than average.

Job Projections for New Hampshire

Jobs for Carpenters in this state are growing at a rate of 6.8% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.2%.

New Hampshire Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 440 annual Carpenters job openings in New Hampshire, and 4,730 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 104,400 annual jobs and 1,109,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Carpenters Make in New Hampshire?

In 2018 wages for Carpenters ranged from $32,730 to $63,120 with $46,490 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.73 to $30.34. The median hourly rate was $22.35.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $21.83 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.52.

The median salary in New Hampshire is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Hampshire Metros for Carpenters

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Carpenters.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	13,220	$59,430
Portsmouth, NH-ME	480	$47,890
Manchester, NH	380	$45,670
Dover-Durham, NH-ME	290	$47,010

Top States for Carpenters Employment

View the list below to see where most Carpenters work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	100,570	$56,770
New York	50,200	$54,820
Florida	47,350	$38,760
Texas	38,530	$38,720
Pennsylvania	29,200	$49,220
Illinois	26,970	$69,470
Washington	26,350	$57,240
Michigan	20,240	$45,410
Ohio	19,280	$46,240
Massachusetts	18,300	$57,210
North Carolina	17,700	$36,370
Virginia	17,310	$42,080
Georgia	17,300	$38,910
Minnesota	17,110	$50,430
New Jersey	15,960	$58,190
Wisconsin	15,830	$47,610
Oregon	15,270	$45,590
Maryland	14,980	$46,320
Indiana	14,290	$46,790
Colorado	14,170	$47,550

Below are the states where Carpenters get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Hawaii	$73,600
Illinois	$69,470
Alaska	$65,350
New Jersey	$58,190
Washington	$57,240
Massachusetts	$57,210
California	$56,770
Connecticut	$56,390
New York	$54,820
Missouri	$54,370

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