Carpenters in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,969
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$9,381
19.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,333
Georgia costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Georgia — 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
$49,350
Kept after tax
$39,969
Worth in national money
$41,333
State rank
43
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Georgia is among the lower-paying states for carpenters. The middle earner takes $49,350, ranking 43 of 51 states — about 18.54% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Carpenters ranks 283 among 492 occupations Georgia publishes pay for.
- Georgia is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $49,350 the take-home is $39,969; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $41,333 would nationally. The average comes to $50,290, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Georgia ranks 43 of 51 for carpenters, with a median of $49,350 — about 18.54% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Position 283 of 492 in Georgia places carpenters in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for carpenters in Georgia, on $49,350, is $39,969 — equivalent to $41,333 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $50,290 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Carpenters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,890 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $49,350 |
| Top tenth earn over | $63,470 |
| This salary | $49,350 |
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 Georgia | $39,969 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,833 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$1,715 |
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 | $47,030 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,075 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Georgia earn less than $49,350. The published range is $34,890 up to $63,470, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Georgia the take-home figure of $39,969, from $49,350, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 283 of 492 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $41,333 uses one figure for the whole of Georgia. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 283.
- Reported values are medians; for carpenters in Georgia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $34,890 to $63,470. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Georgia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $39,969 from $49,350. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 283 of 492 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $41,333, worked from $49,350, 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 Georgia address, on work sitting at 283 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $34,890 at the bottom tenth to $63,470 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Georgia sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $41,333 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 Georgia's own levy, $39,969 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($34,890 to $63,470) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Georgia rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Georgia'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 $41,333 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 $39,969 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Georgia 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.