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CareerOneStop's 2025 wage data for Carpenters, SOC 47-2031, reports Colorado's low, median, and high hourly wage levels at these figures.
Last updated October 1, 2026. Rates are market estimates, not guarantees.
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Discover Colorado carpenter hourly rates, annual salaries, career levels, credentials, industries, and factors affecting earning potential.
Carpenters construct, install, and repair structures and fixtures made from wood and comparable materials, including framing, concrete forms, doors, windows, flooring, and cabinets. Colorado carpenters earn $22.61 per hour at the 10th percentile, $30.21 at the median, and $43.62 at the 90th percentile. These figures correspond to $47,020, $62,830, and $90,740 annually. The data comes from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage estimates. Actual pay varies by experience, specialty, location, employer, union status, overtime, and project type. Colorado also has county and project specific prevailing wage rates for qualifying public work, which can differ from ordinary occupational wages.
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$28.00 is above roughly 46% of this market. The top quarter starts at $36.00, and the median sits at $29.00.
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Same licence, same state, very different money.
Commercial carpenters work on offices, retail properties, institutions, interiors, framing, fixtures, and larger building projects.
Residential carpenters handle framing, remodeling, finish work, installations, repairs, and housing related construction.
Industrial carpenters may work on structural components, concrete forms, equipment supports, and specialized construction environments.
Institutional projects include schools, hospitals, public facilities, and other large structures requiring substantial construction and finish work.
A current federal Davis-Bacon determination lists $33.11 base pay plus $12.17 fringe for carpenters on specified Colorado highway projects.
A current federal Davis-Bacon determination lists $35.09 base pay plus $13.84 fringe for a specified carpenter classification on qualifying Colorado building projects.
Median hourly across every state with a published guide for this trade. Cost of living is not netted out — compare take-home, not just the rate.
Sorted by payback speed.
| Certification | Rate bump | Extra / year | Cost | Payback |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCCER Carpentry Level 2 | +$1 | $2,080 | $190 | 5 weeks |
| Scaffold User/Competent Person (OSHA-aligned) | +$1 | $2,080 | $210 | 5 weeks |
| NCCER Carpentry Level 1 | +$0.75 | $1,560 | $190 | 6 weeks |
| Fall Protection Competent Person (OSHA-aligned) | +$0.75 | $1,560 | $165 | 6 weeks |
| First Aid/CPR (OSHA-aligned) | +$0.25 | $520 | $70 | 7 weeks |
| OSHA 10-Hour Construction | +$0.25 | $520 | $85 | 9 weeks |
| OSHA 30-Hour Construction | +$0.50 | $1,040 | $170 | 9 weeks |
Past forty hours the rate is time and a half. Built from the rate above. At $30.21/hr.
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