Carpenters salary in Raleigh, NC

Median pay for carpenters in Raleigh, NC: $48,880/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $35,950 – $61,950 · about 2,630 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($49,990) by −$1,110 (-2%).

What it's really worth in Raleigh

With Raleigh's cost of living at 98 (US=100), that $48,880 has the buying power of about $49,698 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $91,818 · median home $438,364 · median rent $1,694/mo.

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How Raleigh ranks for this job

On raw pay, Raleigh, NC is 103rd of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Raleigh's cost of living is applied, it ranks 135th.

The headline number flatters Raleigh. 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 Raleigh

A median home in Raleigh, NC costs $438,364 — about 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 $1,694/mo works out at 42% 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 Raleigh.

Metro	Median pay	vs Raleigh	Rent vs Raleigh
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+84%	1.8×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+64%	1.6×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+63%	1.9×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+55%	2.1×

Same job elsewhere in NC

Metro	Median pay	vs Raleigh	Rent vs Raleigh
Charlotte, NC	$48,690	+0%	1×
Asheville, NC	$48,230	−1%	1×
Wilmington, NC	$47,200	−3%	1×
Winston-Salem, NC	$46,140	−6%	0.9×

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

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