SALARY · CARPENTERS · MASSACHUSETTS

Carpenters salary in Massachusetts

People ask me what a job pays, and my honest answer is always: it depends on the state. For carpenters in Massachusetts, the middle of the field earned $75,200 a year. Use that as your anchor, then look at experience, employer size and city before you judge any single offer.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$75,200

$36 per hour at the median · That is $14,620 (24.1 percent) above the national median of $60,580 for this occupation.

$79,680Mean annual salary
$38Mean hourly wage
$18,540People employed in this job in Massachusetts

Salary range

25th: $60,770Median: $75,20075th: $97,520
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$60,770
Median (50th percentile)$75,200
75th percentile$97,520
Mean$79,680

The middle half of workers earned from $60,770 to $97,520 a year. Hourly pay matters if your hours vary. An annual figure can look strong while the hourly rate tells a different story, especially in jobs with seasonal hours or overtime. Check both before you compare two offers.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$58,193 a year
$4,849 a month
Federal tax $7,714 · FICA $5,753 · State tax $3,540

Caveat: the Massachusetts figure excludes the optional Social Security and Medicare deduction, worth up to $100 of tax.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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