Carpenters salary in Charlotte, NC

Median pay for carpenters in Charlotte, NC: $48,690/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $35,450 – $61,600 · about 3,740 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($49,990) by −$1,300 (-3%).

What it's really worth in Charlotte

With Charlotte's cost of living at 97 (US=100), that $48,690 has the buying power of about $50,029 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $76,177 · median home $390,321 · median rent $1,740/mo.

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How Charlotte ranks for this job

On raw pay, Charlotte, NC is 106th of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Charlotte's cost of living is applied, it ranks 132nd.

The headline number flatters Charlotte. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, carpenters here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Charlotte

A median home in Charlotte, NC costs $390,321 — about 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 $1,740/mo works out at 43% 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 Charlotte.

Metro	Median pay	vs Charlotte	Rent vs Charlotte
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+85%	1.7×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+65%	1.5×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+64%	1.9×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+55%	2.1×

Same job elsewhere in NC

Metro	Median pay	vs Charlotte	Rent vs Charlotte
Raleigh, NC	$48,880	+0%	1×
Asheville, NC	$48,230	−1%	1×
Wilmington, NC	$47,200	−3%	1×
Winston-Salem, NC	$46,140	−5%	0.9×

Staying in NC keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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