Carpenters salary in Phoenix, AZ

Median pay for carpenters in Phoenix, AZ: $52,000/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $38,160 – $71,350 · about 10,320 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($49,990) by +$2,010 (+4%).

What it's really worth in Phoenix

With Phoenix's cost of living at 105 (US=100), that $52,000 has the buying power of about $49,677 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $79,935 · median home $448,352 · median rent $1,742/mo.

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How Phoenix ranks for this job

On raw pay, Phoenix, AZ is 80th of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Phoenix's cost of living is applied, it ranks 136th.

The headline number flatters Phoenix. 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 Phoenix

A median home in Phoenix, AZ costs $448,352 — about 8.6× 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 $1,742/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 Phoenix.

Metro	Median pay	vs Phoenix	Rent vs Phoenix
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+73%	1.7×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+54%	1.5×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+53%	1.9×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+45%	2.1×

Same job elsewhere in AZ

Metro	Median pay	vs Phoenix	Rent vs Phoenix
Tucson, AZ	$46,800	−10%	0.8×

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

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