Carpenters salary in Olympia, WA

Median pay for carpenters in Olympia, WA: $62,730/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $45,830 – $107,290 · about 830 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($49,990) by +$12,740 (+25%).

What it's really worth in Olympia

With Olympia's cost of living at 106 (US=100), that $62,730 has the buying power of about $58,979 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $88,895 · median home $533,918 · median rent $2,041/mo.

Full Olympia cost of living & taxes →

How Olympia ranks for this job

On raw pay, Olympia, WA is 24th of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Olympia's cost of living is applied, it ranks 51st.

The headline number flatters Olympia. 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 Olympia

A median home in Olympia, WA costs $533,918 — about 8.5× 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 $2,041/mo works out at 39% 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 Olympia.

Metro	Median pay	vs Olympia	Rent vs Olympia
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+44%	1.5×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+28%	1.3×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+27%	1.6×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+21%	1.8×

Same job elsewhere in WA

Metro	Median pay	vs Olympia	Rent vs Olympia
Seattle, WA	$75,140	+20%	1.1×
Kennewick, WA	$65,610	+5%	0.8×
Bremerton, WA	$62,400	−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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