Carpenters salary in Tuscaloosa, AL

Median pay for carpenters in Tuscaloosa, AL: $46,180/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $32,190 – $61,610 · about 300 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($49,990) by −$3,810 (-8%).

What it's really worth in Tuscaloosa

With Tuscaloosa's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $46,180 has the buying power of about $51,825 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $58,132 · median home $223,201 · median rent $1,485/mo.

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How Tuscaloosa ranks for this job

On raw pay, Tuscaloosa, AL is 152nd of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Tuscaloosa's cost of living is applied, it ranks 114th.

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

A median home in Tuscaloosa, AL costs $223,201 — about 4.8× 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 $1,485/mo works out at 39% 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 Tuscaloosa.

Metro	Median pay	vs Tuscaloosa	Rent vs Tuscaloosa
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+95%	2×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+74%	1.8×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+73%	2.2×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+64%	2.4×

Same job elsewhere in AL

Metro	Median pay	vs Tuscaloosa	Rent vs Tuscaloosa
Huntsville, AL	$47,840	+4%	0.9×
Birmingham, AL	$46,220	+0%	1×
Montgomery, AL	$44,990	−3%	0.9×
Mobile, AL	$41,930	−9%	0.9×

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

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