Carpenters salary in Cleveland, OH

Median pay for carpenters in Cleveland, OH: $59,780/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $40,490 – $75,800 · about 3,280 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($49,990) by +$9,790 (+20%).

What it's really worth in Cleveland

With Cleveland's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $59,780 has the buying power of about $65,405 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $66,481 · median home $252,210 · median rent $1,461/mo.

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How Cleveland ranks for this job

On raw pay, Cleveland, OH is 45th of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Cleveland's cost of living is applied, it ranks 16th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Cleveland is one of the places where carpenters gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Cleveland

A median home in Cleveland, OH costs $252,210 — about 4.2× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,461/mo works out at 29% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where carpenters earn more

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

Metro	Median pay	vs Cleveland	Rent vs Cleveland
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+51%	2×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+34%	1.8×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+33%	2.2×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+26%	2.5×

Same job elsewhere in OH

Metro	Median pay	vs Cleveland	Rent vs Cleveland
Toledo, OH	$60,350	+1%	0.9×
Columbus, OH	$58,650	−2%	1×
Cincinnati, OH	$52,890	−12%	1.1×
Akron, OH	$49,270	−18%	0.9×

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

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