What is the median salary for Carpenters in Buffalo?

According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Carpenters in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is $63,500.

How does Buffalo pay compare to the US median for Carpenters?

Local median pay is 4.8% above the national OEWS median of $60,580.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for Buffalo is 95.8 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $63,500 has about the same purchasing power as $66,284 at US-average prices.

How current is this data?

Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

Carpenters, Buffalo

$63,500

BLS OEWS median annual wage in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY. Middle half of wages roughly $50,060 to $74,620.

BLS OEWS median, May 2025, as of May 15, 2026. BEA Regional Price Parity 2024. Disclaimer

vs US median: +4.8%
US median: $60,580
Metro RPP: 95.8
Middle half: $50,060 to $74,620
OEWS employment: 2,440
SOC: 47-2031

Carpenters in Buffalo pay a median $63,500 (May 2025), 4.8% above the US median of $60,580. At local prices (RPP 95.8), that median buys about what $66,284 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$63,500 in Buffalo buys about what $66,284 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 95.8, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 81 vs all-items 95.8 (US = 100, 2024).

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Carpenters in nearby metros

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
Buffalo	$63,500	$50,060 to $74,620	95.8
Indianapolis	$65,070	$52,040 to $77,260	95.7
San Francisco	$89,200	$63,340 to $100,380	115.6
Tulsa	$46,810	$42,230 to $52,060	89.2

BLS OEWS May 2025 where published for the CBSA.

FAQ

What is the median salary for Carpenters in Buffalo?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Carpenters in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY is $63,500.
How does Buffalo pay compare to the US median for Carpenters?: Local median pay is 4.8% above the national OEWS median of $60,580.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for Buffalo is 95.8 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $63,500 has about the same purchasing power as $66,284 at US-average prices.
How current is this data?: Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

What this covers

Includes

BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)

Does not include

Federal, state, or local income taxes
Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand

Median wages are published BLS OEWS metro estimates; price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities. See methodology and disclaimer.