Carpenters salary in Jackson, MS

Median pay for carpenters in Jackson, MS: $44,030/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $31,820 – $56,160 · about 440 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($49,990) by −$5,960 (-12%).

What it's really worth in Jackson

With Jackson's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $44,030 has the buying power of about $49,011 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $60,085 · median home $215,136 · median rent $1,450/mo.

Full Jackson cost of living & taxes →

How Jackson ranks for this job

On raw pay, Jackson, MS is 167th of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Jackson's cost of living is applied, it ranks 147th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Jackson 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 Jackson

A median home in Jackson, MS costs $215,136 — about 4.9× 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 $1,450/mo works out at 40% 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 Jackson.

Metro	Median pay	vs Jackson	Rent vs Jackson
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+104%	2.1×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+82%	1.8×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+81%	2.2×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+72%	2.5×

Same job elsewhere in MS

Metro	Median pay	vs Jackson	Rent vs Jackson
Gulfport, MS	$48,130	+9%	1×

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

Who hires carpenters around Jackson

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• State of Mississippi · Government
• Nissan · Manufacturing
• Continental Tire · Manufacturing

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