Carpenters salary in Wichita, KS
Median pay for carpenters in Wichita, KS: $47,080/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $35,400 – $73,230 · about 1,240 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($49,990) by −$2,910 (-6%).
What it's really worth in Wichita
With Wichita's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $47,080 has the buying power of about $52,650 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $66,643 · median home $225,557 · median rent $1,201/mo.
How Wichita ranks for this job
On raw pay, Wichita, KS is 135th of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Wichita's cost of living is applied, it ranks 103rd.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Wichita 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 Wichita
A median home in Wichita, KS costs $225,557 — about 4.8× 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 $1,201/mo works out at 31% 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 Wichita.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Wichita | Rent vs Wichita |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu, HI | $90,030 | +91% | 2.5× |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $80,260 | +70% | 2.2× |
| San Francisco, CA | $79,730 | +69% | 2.7× |
| San Jose, CA | $75,600 | +61% | 3× |
Who hires carpenters around Wichita
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Koch Industries · Manufacturing
Other jobs in Wichita
Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 187 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.