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Carpenters in New Jersey

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

15.0% Jobs Projection

$32,390 Median Salary

160 Job Openings

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

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

How Many Carpenters Work in New Jersey?

In New Jersey, there were 770 people working as Carpenters in the year 2018.

There were 990 Carpenters employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 220 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 380 Carpenters working in it, which means New Jersey has more Carpenters than average.

Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Carpenters in this state are growing at a rate of 15.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 12.8%.

New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 160 annual Carpenters job openings in New Jersey, and 1,150 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Carpenters Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Carpenters ranged from $19,550 to $44,430 with $32,390 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.4 to $21.36. The median hourly rate was $15.57.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $14.39 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.18.

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

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Top New Jersey Metros for Carpenters

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

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	1,330	$29,850
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	480	$36,600

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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