Carpenters salary in Vallejo, CA

Median pay for carpenters in Vallejo, CA: $69,740/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $48,110 – $117,250 · about 830 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($49,990) by +$19,750 (+40%).

What it's really worth in Vallejo

With Vallejo's cost of living at 109 (US=100), that $69,740 has the buying power of about $63,772 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $97,037 · median home $576,614 · median rent $2,400/mo.

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How Vallejo ranks for this job

On raw pay, Vallejo, CA is 9th of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Vallejo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 22nd.

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

What that salary buys in Vallejo

A median home in Vallejo, CA costs $576,614 — about 8.3× 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 $2,400/mo works out at 41% 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 Vallejo.

Metro	Median pay	vs Vallejo	Rent vs Vallejo
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+29%	1.2×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+15%	1.1×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+14%	1.4×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+8%	1.5×

Same job elsewhere in CA

Metro	Median pay	vs Vallejo	Rent vs Vallejo
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+15%	1.1×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+14%	1.4×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+8%	1.5×
Modesto, CA	$69,160	−1%	0.9×

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

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