Carpenters salary in Shreveport, LA

Median pay for carpenters in Shreveport, LA: $44,610/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $29,880 – $60,120 · about 460 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($49,990) by −$5,380 (-11%).

What it's really worth in Shreveport

With Shreveport's cost of living at 87 (US=100), that $44,610 has the buying power of about $51,017 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $53,053 · median home $186,193 · median rent $1,348/mo.

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How Shreveport ranks for this job

On raw pay, Shreveport, LA is 164th of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Shreveport's cost of living is applied, it ranks 120th.

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

A median home in Shreveport, LA costs $186,193 — about 4.2× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,348/mo works out at 36% 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 Shreveport.

Metro	Median pay	vs Shreveport	Rent vs Shreveport
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+102%	2.2×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+80%	2×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+79%	2.4×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+69%	2.7×

Same job elsewhere in LA

Metro	Median pay	vs Shreveport	Rent vs Shreveport
Baton Rouge, LA	$51,490	+15%	1×
New Orleans, LA	$48,710	+9%	1.2×
Lafayette, LA	$47,130	+6%	1×

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

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