Carpenters in Texas

Considering a career as a Carpenter in Texas?

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

• Projected employment for Carpenters in Texas is growing faster than average.

• Carpenters in Texas earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Carpenter Career?

• Construction Trades
• Carpentry
• Carpentry/Carpenter

How Many Carpenters Work in Texas?

In Texas, there were 38,530 people working as Carpenters in the year 2018.

There were 37,520 Carpenters employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,010 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 9,080 Carpenters working in it, which means Texas has more Carpenters than average.

Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Carpenters in this state are growing at a rate of 17.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.2%.

Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 6,260 annual job openings, and 63,770 total jobs in 2026 for Carpenters in this state.

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

What do Carpenters Make in Texas?

In 2018 wages for Carpenters ranged from $28,090 to $55,990 with $38,720 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.51 to $26.92. The median hourly rate was $18.62.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $18.07 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.55.

The median salary in Texas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Texas Metros for Carpenters

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

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	13,770	$40,690
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	9,330	$38,430
Austin-Round Rock, TX	2,950	$37,310
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	2,870	$38,260
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	1,200	$47,680
Corpus Christi, TX	900	$38,120
El Paso, TX	880	$31,280
Waco, TX	490	$31,260
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	430	$35,400
Lubbock, TX	400	$32,750
Longview, TX	340	$38,740
Odessa, TX	300	$44,100
Killeen-Temple, TX	280	$39,930
Midland, TX	250	$42,480
Amarillo, TX	240	$42,430
Tyler, TX	230	$35,680
Abilene, TX	210	$33,710
College Station-Bryan, TX	180	$32,490
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	150	$32,740
Texarkana, TX-AR	150	$32,520
Laredo, TX	140	$35,940
San Angelo, TX	110	$34,670
Wichita Falls, TX	80	$38,500
Victoria, TX	80	$39,350

Top States for Carpenters Employment

The table below shows the states 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

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.