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Montana carpenter wages use the latest published statewide data for SOC 47-2031. Entry reflects the 10th percentile, Median the 50th percentile, and Top the 90th percentile.
Last updated October 22, 2026. Rates are market estimates, not guarantees.
Salary Guides / Montana
This guide covers Montana carpenter wages, experience-based pay levels, licensing, higher-paying industries, and key career considerations.
Carpenters build, install, and repair structures, including framing, interior finishes, and other woodwork. In Montana, carpenters typically earn about $20.68 to $37.09 per hour, which corresponds to approximately $43,010 to $77,150 annually.
What each rung of the trade is paid, before overtime and per diem.
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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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An estimate, not an offer. Overtime is paid at time and a half past forty hours.
Higher-paying carpenter work can involve commercial construction, finishing, or residential projects.
Commercial projects involve larger structures and complex framing.
Finish work suits carpenters with detailed installation and interior skills.
Residential work includes framing, remodeling, additions, and new-home construction.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scaffold Training | +$1 | $2,080 | $210 | 5 weeks |
| NCCER Carpentry Level 1 | +$0.75 | $1,560 | $190 | 6 weeks |
| First Aid/CPR | +$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 $28.28/hr.
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