Carpenters salary in Lancaster, PA

Median pay for carpenters in Lancaster, PA: $49,610/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $35,570 – $76,640 · about 2,640 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($49,990) by −$380 (-1%).

What it's really worth in Lancaster

With Lancaster's cost of living at 97 (US=100), that $49,610 has the buying power of about $51,274 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $81,458 · median home $388,207 · median rent $1,526/mo.

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How Lancaster ranks for this job

On raw pay, Lancaster, PA is 96th of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Lancaster's cost of living is applied, it ranks 118th.

The headline number flatters Lancaster. 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 Lancaster

A median home in Lancaster, PA costs $388,207 — about 7.8× 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 $1,526/mo works out at 37% 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 Lancaster.

Metro	Median pay	vs Lancaster	Rent vs Lancaster
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+81%	2×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+62%	1.7×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+61%	2.1×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+52%	2.4×

Same job elsewhere in PA

Metro	Median pay	vs Lancaster	Rent vs Lancaster
Pittsburgh, PA	$59,390	+20%	1×
Philadelphia, PA	$58,910	+19%	1.3×
Scranton, PA	$57,160	+15%	0.9×
Allentown, PA	$56,880	+15%	1.2×

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

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