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Last updated October 1, 2026. Rates are market estimates, not guarantees.
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Discover New York carpenter hourly rates, annual salaries, career levels, credentials, industries, and factors affecting earning potential.
Carpenters construct, install, and repair wood structures, concrete forms, frameworks, stairs, doors, windows, flooring, cabinets, and related fixtures. CareerOneStop, using U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates, reports New York carpenters at $22.53 per hour at the low end, $34.77 at the median, and $58.84 at the high end. Those figures correspond to $46,860, $72,330, and $122,400 annually. Actual pay varies with experience, specialty, location, employer, union status, overtime, and project type. New York also has substantial regional wage differences, with metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas reporting different occupational distributions. Public works can use separate prevailing wage schedules that vary by county, project type, and classification.
Rates typically increase with experience, skills, and responsibility.
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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.
Specialized work and public projects can offer different earning opportunities.
Industrial carpenters may work on structural components, concrete forms, equipment supports, and specialized construction environments.
Residential carpenters handle framing, remodeling, finish work, installations, repairs, and other housing-related construction.
Commercial carpenters work on offices, retail properties, institutions, interiors, framing, fixtures, and larger building projects.
Heavy and highway carpentry includes transportation infrastructure, bridges, concrete forms, and related public construction work.
Institutional projects include schools, hospitals, public facilities, and other large structures requiring substantial construction and finish work.
New York public works can use county-specific prevailing wage schedules for qualifying projects and carpenter classifications.
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 | $200 | 5 weeks |
| Scaffold User/Competent Person (OSHA-aligned) | +$1 | $2,080 | $225 | 6 weeks |
| Fall Protection Competent Person (OSHA-aligned) | +$1 | $2,080 | $150 | 6 weeks |
| NCCER Carpentry Level 1 | +$0.75 | $1,560 | $200 | 7 weeks |
| First Aid / CPR (OSHA-aligned) | +$0.25 | $520 | $75 | 8 weeks |
| OSHA 10-Hour Construction | +$0.25 | $520 | $90 | 9 weeks |
| OSHA 30-Hour Construction | +$0.50 | $1,040 | $180 | 9 weeks |
Past forty hours the rate is time and a half. Built from the rate above. At $34.77/hr.
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