Carpenter Salary in Dallas, TX (2026)

What carpenter pay in Dallas really looks like

Carpenter pay in Dallas runs well below the national benchmark. The local median of about $23.44 an hour ($48,740 a year) lands $11,840 (20%) under the U.S. median of $60,580 — a gap wide enough that it should shape how you job-hunt here. Over a full year that is real money left on the table, and the spread between a bottom-of-market and a top-of-market carpenter role in Dallas can be larger than the gap to the national number itself, so comparing employers matters more than chasing the average.

The local range is moderate — $43,640 at the 25th percentile to $57,000 at the 75th (BLS). Half of Dallas Carpenters earn inside that band, so it is a realistic target window: an offer near $57,000 is genuinely strong for the metro, while anything under $43,640 is worth pushing back on with the BLS figures in hand.

This is a substantial local market: BLS estimates roughly 9,480 carpenter jobs across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (a count of metro employment, not a survey of reported salaries). A deep employer base is good news for pay — it means more openings to compare side by side, more turnover creating vacancies, and more leverage to hold out for an employer at the top of the local range instead of settling for the first offer that lands.

Right now, Jobeezy is tracking 24 open carpenter jobs in Dallas against the BLS $48,740 benchmark — the live listings and the employers hiring are below, so you can see which openings actually clear the metro median before you apply.

Put it together and the picture for Dallas is concrete: a metro median of $48,740 with most carpenters landing between $43,640 and $57,000. The practical move is to aim for the upper half of that band. Jobeezy fit-scores local carpenter openings, surfaces the employers posting toward $57,000, and applies for you — so your time goes to the jobs that clear the Dallas median, not the ones that sit under it.

How we know this — Dallas sources

Wage figures for Carpenter in Dallas, TX are the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimate for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (MSA code 19100) (SOC 47-2031), released 2026-08-25. Suppressed cells are shown as an em dash, never a zero.

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Carpenter pay in Dallas, TX — common questions

How much does a Carpenter make in Dallas, TX?

The median Carpenter salary in Dallas, TX is $23.44/hour ($48,740/year) ($11,840 (20%) below the national median), with a typical range of $43,640–$57,000 (25th–75th percentile). Figures are BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-08-25.

Is Dallas a strong pay market for Carpenters?

At a $48,740 median, Dallas is $11,840 (20%) below the national median. The U.S. median is $60,580. Jobeezy shows you which local employers actually pay at the top of that band before you apply.

How can I earn more as a Carpenter in Dallas?

Target employers paying toward the $57,000 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Carpenter openings in Dallas and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.

How many Carpenters work in Dallas?

BLS estimates roughly 9,480 carpenter jobs across Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).