Carpenters salary in Akron, OH

Median pay for carpenters in Akron, OH: $49,270/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $37,950 – $81,090 · about 1,010 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($49,990) by −$720 (-1%).

What it's really worth in Akron

With Akron's cost of living at 93 (US=100), that $49,270 has the buying power of about $53,022 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $68,647 · median home $241,251 · median rent $1,260/mo.

Full Akron cost of living & taxes →

How Akron ranks for this job

On raw pay, Akron, OH is 101st of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Akron's cost of living is applied, it ranks 99th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Akron sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Akron

A median home in Akron, OH costs $241,251 — about 4.9× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,260/mo works out at 31% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where carpenters earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Akron.

Metro	Median pay	vs Akron	Rent vs Akron
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+83%	2.4×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+63%	2.1×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+62%	2.6×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+53%	2.9×

Same job elsewhere in OH

Metro	Median pay	vs Akron	Rent vs Akron
Toledo, OH	$60,350	+22%	1×
Cleveland, OH	$59,780	+21%	1.2×
Columbus, OH	$58,650	+19%	1.2×
Cincinnati, OH	$52,890	+7%	1.3×

Staying in OH keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires carpenters around Akron

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• GOJO Industries · Manufacturing
• Firestone Polymers · Manufacturing

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