Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,702
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$7,728
16.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$43,243
Ohio costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Ohio — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$47,430
Kept after tax
$39,702
Worth in national money
$43,243
State rank
24
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Ohio is 24 of 49 states for this job, with a middle wage of $47,430. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 494 occupations Ohio reports figures for, this is number 336.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $47,430 you keep $39,702 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $43,243 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $47,310.
- Ohio ranks 24 of 49 for cabinetmakers and bench carpenters at $47,430. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Ohio's occupational distribution, cabinetmakers and bench carpenters sits at 336 of 494 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in Ohio is $39,702 after the full tax stack, from $47,430. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $43,243 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $47,310 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,560 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,430 |
| Top tenth earn over | $58,960 |
| This salary | $47,430 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Ohio | $39,702 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,290 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,781 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $46,698 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,155 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of cabinetmakers and bench carpenters in Ohio earn under $47,430 and half over. The published range runs $35,560 at the tenth percentile to $58,960 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Ohio's $39,702, worked from $47,430. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 336 of 494.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $43,243 uses one figure for the whole of Ohio. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 494 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 336.
- Figures are distribution medians for cabinetmakers and bench carpenters in Ohio, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $35,560 to $58,960; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Ohio take-home of $39,702, on $47,430 for work ranking 336 of 494 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 336 of 494 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $43,243, worked from $47,430, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Ohio address, on work sitting at 336 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $35,560 at the tenth percentile, $58,960 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Ohio is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $43,243 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Ohio's own levy, $39,702 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 49 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($35,560 to $58,960) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Ohio rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Ohio's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $43,243 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $39,702 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Ohio income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.