Carpenters salary in Green Bay, WI

Median pay for carpenters in Green Bay, WI: $59,280/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $40,970 – $82,220 · about 1,030 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($49,990) by +$9,290 (+19%).

What it's really worth in Green Bay

With Green Bay's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $59,280 has the buying power of about $64,298 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $74,208 · median home $346,517 · median rent $1,179/mo.

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How Green Bay ranks for this job

On raw pay, Green Bay, WI is 52nd of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Green Bay's cost of living is applied, it ranks 20th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Green Bay is one of the places where carpenters gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Green Bay

A median home in Green Bay, WI costs $346,517 — about 5.8× 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 $1,179/mo works out at 24% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where carpenters earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Green Bay.

Metro	Median pay	vs Green Bay	Rent vs Green Bay
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+52%	2.5×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+35%	2.2×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+34%	2.8×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+28%	3.1×

Same job elsewhere in WI

Metro	Median pay	vs Green Bay	Rent vs Green Bay
Appleton, WI	$61,120	+3%	1×
Madison, WI	$60,850	+3%	1.4×
Milwaukee, WI	$60,260	+2%	1.3×

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

Who hires carpenters around Green Bay

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• PCMC · Manufacturing
• Schreiber Foods · Manufacturing

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