Carpenters salary in Scranton, PA

Median pay for carpenters in Scranton, PA: $57,160/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $38,940 – $75,200 · about 1,060 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($49,990) by +$7,170 (+14%).

What it's really worth in Scranton

With Scranton's cost of living at 93 (US=100), that $57,160 has the buying power of about $61,205 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,318 · median home $227,793 · median rent $1,358/mo.

Full Scranton cost of living & taxes →

How Scranton ranks for this job

On raw pay, Scranton, PA is 61st of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Scranton's cost of living is applied, it ranks 37th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Scranton 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 Scranton

A median home in Scranton, PA costs $227,793 — about 4× 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 $1,358/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 Scranton.

Metro	Median pay	vs Scranton	Rent vs Scranton
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+58%	2.2×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+40%	1.9×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+39%	2.4×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+32%	2.7×

Same job elsewhere in PA

Metro	Median pay	vs Scranton	Rent vs Scranton
Pittsburgh, PA	$59,390	+4%	1.1×
Philadelphia, PA	$58,910	+3%	1.4×
Allentown, PA	$56,880	+0%	1.4×
York, PA	$55,550	−3%	1×

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

Who hires carpenters around Scranton

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Gentex Corporation · Manufacturing

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