Carpenters salary in Lincoln, NE

Median pay for carpenters in Lincoln, NE: $47,660/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $36,230 – $70,330 · about 1,100 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($49,990) by −$2,330 (-5%).

What it's really worth in Lincoln

With Lincoln's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $47,660 has the buying power of about $51,865 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $70,899 · median home $304,242 · median rent $1,344/mo.

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How Lincoln ranks for this job

On raw pay, Lincoln, NE is 124th of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Lincoln's cost of living is applied, it ranks 113th.

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

What that salary buys in Lincoln

A median home in Lincoln, NE costs $304,242 — about 6.4× 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 $1,344/mo works out at 34% 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 Lincoln.

Metro	Median pay	vs Lincoln	Rent vs Lincoln
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+89%	2.2×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+68%	2×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+67%	2.4×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+59%	2.7×

Same job elsewhere in NE

Metro	Median pay	vs Lincoln	Rent vs Lincoln
Omaha, NE	$48,320	+1%	1.1×

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

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