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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.

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.

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

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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%.

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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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