Carpenters salary in Bremerton, WA

Median pay for carpenters in Bremerton, WA: $62,400/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $45,320 – $92,170 · about 860 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($49,990) by +$12,410 (+25%).

What it's really worth in Bremerton

With Bremerton's cost of living at 107 (US=100), that $62,400 has the buying power of about $58,090 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $93,675 · median home $586,380 · median rent $2,065/mo.

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How Bremerton ranks for this job

On raw pay, Bremerton, WA is 26th of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Bremerton's cost of living is applied, it ranks 54th.

The headline number flatters Bremerton. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, carpenters here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Bremerton

A median home in Bremerton, WA costs $586,380 — about 9.4× 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 $2,065/mo works out at 40% 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 Bremerton.

Metro	Median pay	vs Bremerton	Rent vs Bremerton
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+44%	1.4×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+29%	1.3×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+28%	1.6×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+21%	1.8×

Same job elsewhere in WA

Metro	Median pay	vs Bremerton	Rent vs Bremerton
Seattle, WA	$75,140	+20%	1.1×
Kennewick, WA	$65,610	+5%	0.8×
Olympia, WA	$62,730	+1%	1×
Spokane, WA	$60,590	−3%	0.8×

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

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