Carpenters
Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Estimated employment 1,590.
Where you sit in the distribution
That is the median — half of carpenters in Worcester earn more.
$73,010 in Worcester buys what $71,200 buys across the country as a whole.
Worcester's regional price parity is 102.5 — above the national average, so the nominal figure overstates what it buys. Adjusted figures for other metros are in the nearby-metros table below.
The same job, elsewhere in Massachusetts
Adjusted figures apply each metro's regional price parity, so the columns are directly comparable.
| Metro area | Median | Adjusted | RPP | vs. Worcester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield | $75,520 | $78,600 | 96.1 | +10.4% |
| Boston | $75,210 | $69,500 | 108.3 | −2.5% |
| Worcester This page | $73,010 | $71,200 | 102.5 | — |
| Barnstable Town | $70,580 | $71,800 | 98.4 | +0.8% |
| Amherst Town | $66,830 | $66,700 | 100.2 | −6.4% |
| Pittsfield | $63,050 | $66,300 | 95.1 | −6.9% |
Price parity and difference against Worcester are in the full table on wider screens.
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Employment
- 1,590 employed in this occupation in the metro (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 47-2031, Carpenters. Mapped to our taxonomy as carpenters.
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