Carpenters pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$50,240avg. a year
$24.16 an hour · 9,480 employed
Carpenters in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn an average of $50,240 a year. That is about the same as the Texas average of $50,990. The U.S. average is $65,630.
$48,740Median pay
$24.16Average hourly
-1%vs. Texas average
9,480Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for carpenters in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
1170 jobs
Midland, TX
$60,840
$29.25 an hour
21,000 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$56,580
$27.20 an hour
32,540 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$53,850
$25.89 an hour
49,600 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$53,000
$25.48 an hour
5180 jobs
Odessa, TX
$52,730
$25.35 an hour
6160 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$51,510
$24.76 an hour
71,250 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$51,460
$24.74 an hour
8270 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$49,900
$23.99 an hour
92,240 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$49,470
$23.79 an hour
10370 jobs
Longview, TX
$49,000
$23.56 an hour
11170 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$48,870
$23.50 an hour
12350 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$48,840
$23.48 an hour
1330 jobs
Victoria, TX
$48,670
$23.40 an hour
14420 jobs
Waco, TX
$47,960
$23.06 an hour
1590 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$45,980
$22.11 an hour
1680 jobs
Abilene, TX
$44,890
$21.58 an hour
17280 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$44,570
$21.43 an hour
18620 jobs
El Paso, TX
$44,380
$21.34 an hour
19140 jobs
Tyler, TX
$43,920
$21.12 an hour
2080 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$43,800
$21.06 an hour
2160 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$43,490
$20.91 an hour
22100 jobs
Laredo, TX
$43,380
$20.86 an hour
23310 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$41,510
$19.96 an hour
24250 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$36,490
$17.55 an hour
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How Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Construction Laborers | $43,780 |
| Electricians | $59,960 |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | $55,140 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | $62,260 |
| Painters, Construction and Maintenance | $46,740 |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | $50,380 |
Questions and answers
How much do carpenters make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
The average is $50,240 a year, and the median is $48,740. About 9,480 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is about the same as the Texas average of $50,990.
Is this job common in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
It makes up 2.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.54 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 47-2031. Metro area: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19100). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.