Running a carpentry business in New York, NY
The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area has about 34,210 carpenters. The median wage is $35.72 an hour, so half earn more and half earn less. That's 3% above the New York median of $34.77. Nationally, the median is $29.12, so New York pays 23% more.
Market snapshot
- Carpenters employed in the metro area
- 34,210
- Median hourly wage
- $35.72
- Middle 50% earn
- $28.92 to $47.15 an hour
- Median annual wage
- $74,300
- New York median hourly wage
- $34.77
- U.S. median hourly wage
- $29.12
- Job concentration
- 0.84× the national share
- Finish carpentry contractors in the metro area
- 2,570
- New York population
- 8,483,844
- Median year homes were built in New York
- 1952
Job concentration compares the share of local jobs held by carpenters with the share nationwide. Above 1 means the trade is more concentrated here than average.
How New York ranks in New York
- #1 of 13 New York metros for the number of carpenters
- #1 of 13 for median hourly wage
Carpentry in nearby cities
| City | Workers in the metro | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| Kiryas Joel, NY | 2,140 | $30.55 |
| Trenton, NJ | 610 | $31.58 |
| Bridgeport, CT | 1,100 | $30.39 |
| New Haven, CT | 730 | $31.61 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 14,260 | $29.70 |
| Waterbury, CT | 460 | $29.93 |
How Tradesman helps carpentry businesses in New York
Materials and labor on one estimate
Separate labor lines from materials, add your scope of work, and send a clean PDF the customer can approve online.
Track every hour on custom work
Clock time against each job so you know how long built-ins really take and can price the next one with confidence.
Keep an order list
Add lumber and hardware to a shared order list for the job, then mark it ordered and received.
Questions about carpentry in New York
How much do carpenters make in New York?
In May 2025, the median wage for carpenters in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area was $35.72 an hour. The middle half earned between $28.92 and $47.15 an hour.
How many carpenters work in New York?
About 34,210 carpenters worked in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
How many finish carpentry contractors are in New York?
The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area had 2,570 establishments classified as finish carpentry contractors in 2023, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns.
Sources
Figures cover the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area unless they name New York. Wages are for employees, not business owners.
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