Carpenters salary in Rochester, NY

Median pay for carpenters in Rochester, NY: $52,250/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $38,380 – $80,910 · about 2,630 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($49,990) by +$2,260 (+5%).

What it's really worth in Rochester

With Rochester's cost of living at 98 (US=100), that $52,250 has the buying power of about $53,106 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $71,349 · median home $285,034 · median rent $1,597/mo.

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How Rochester ranks for this job

On raw pay, Rochester, NY is 79th of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Rochester's cost of living is applied, it ranks 98th.

The headline number flatters Rochester. 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 Rochester

A median home in Rochester, NY costs $285,034 — about 5.5× 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 $1,597/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 Rochester.

Metro	Median pay	vs Rochester	Rent vs Rochester
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+72%	1.9×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+54%	1.7×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+53%	2×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+45%	2.3×

Same job elsewhere in NY

Metro	Median pay	vs Rochester	Rent vs Rochester
New York, NY	$63,800	+22%	2.2×
Albany, NY	$59,640	+14%	1.1×
Utica, NY	$55,920	+7%	0.9×
Syracuse, NY	$54,690	+5%	1×

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

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