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Carpenters in Illinois

Want to work in Illinois as a Carpenter? Read this first!

14.6% Jobs Projection
$23,230 Median Salary
80 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Carpenters Work in Illinois?

380 people worked as Carpenters in 2018 in this state.

There were 520 Carpenters employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 140 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The amount of Carpenters working in the state is similar to the average state.

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Carpenters in this state are growing at a rate of 14.6% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 12.8%.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 80 annual job openings, and a total of 550 jobs for Illinois Carpenters in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 5,900 annual jobs and 41,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Carpenters Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Carpenters ranged from $18,950 to $58,830 with $23,230 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.11 to $28.28. The median hourly rate was $11.17.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $12.55 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $1.38.

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

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Top Illinois Metros for Carpenters

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
St. Louis, MO-IL 650 $34,990
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 230 $24,540

Top States for Carpenters Employment

View the list below to see where most Carpenters work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Florida 3,240 $27,620
Texas 3,220 $32,620
California 2,660 $34,820
Virginia 2,090 $28,780
Louisiana 1,940 $30,270
Maryland 1,360 $31,480
North Carolina 1,350 $28,090
New York 1,240 $29,900
Pennsylvania 970 $32,800
South Carolina 870 $29,000
Arizona 840 $33,580
Missouri 800 $36,290
Massachusetts 790 $35,910
New Jersey 770 $32,390
Minnesota 720 $35,840
Tennessee 610 $28,820
Oregon 550 $34,490
Georgia 510 $26,550
Ohio 440 $29,420
Michigan 430 $28,250

Below are the states where Carpenters get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $39,200
District of Columbia $38,360
Wyoming $36,730
Missouri $36,290
New Hampshire $36,030
Massachusetts $35,910
Minnesota $35,840
Connecticut $35,410
Montana $35,330
California $34,820

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