What is the median salary for Carpenters in New Orleans?

According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Carpenters in New Orleans-Metairie, LA is $50,130.

How does New Orleans pay compare to the US median for Carpenters?

Local median pay is 17.2% below the national OEWS median of $60,580.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for New Orleans is 92.6 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $50,130 has about the same purchasing power as $54,136 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, New Orleans

$50,130

BLS OEWS median annual wage in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Middle half of wages roughly $44,810 to $61,880.

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

vs US median: −17.2%
US median: $60,580
Metro RPP: 92.6
Middle half: $44,810 to $61,880
OEWS employment: 1,390
SOC: 47-2031

Carpenters in New Orleans pay a median $50,130 (May 2025), 17.2% below the US median of $60,580. At local prices (RPP 92.6), that median buys about what $54,136 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$50,130 in New Orleans buys about what $54,136 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 92.6, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 86 vs all-items 92.6 (US = 100, 2024).

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Carpenters in nearby metros

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
New Orleans	$50,130	$44,810 to $61,880	92.6
Knoxville	$50,400	$45,980 to $59,400	92.6
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 New Orleans?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Carpenters in New Orleans-Metairie, LA is $50,130.
How does New Orleans pay compare to the US median for Carpenters?: Local median pay is 17.2% below the national OEWS median of $60,580.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for New Orleans is 92.6 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $50,130 has about the same purchasing power as $54,136 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.