Carpenters in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$50,085
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$10,725
17.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$54,552
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
$60,810
Kept after tax
$50,085
Worth in national money
$54,552
State rank
24
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Ohio sits in the middle of the pack for carpenters. The median is $60,810, ranking 24 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 494 occupations Ohio reports figures for, this is number 224.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $60,810 you keep $50,085 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $54,552 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $62,590, since top earners drag the number up.
- Ohio occupies the middle band for carpenters: a median of $60,810, ranking 24 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- In Ohio's occupational distribution, carpenters sits at 224 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 $50,085 after the full tax stack, from $60,810. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $54,552 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $62,590 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Carpenters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $42,290 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,810 |
| Top tenth earn over | $81,140 |
| This salary | $60,810 |
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 | $50,085 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $51,041 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,027 |
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 | $59,620 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,451 |
| 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 carpenters in Ohio earn under $60,810 and half over. The published range runs $42,290 at the tenth percentile to $81,140 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Ohio the take-home figure of $50,085, from $60,810, 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 224 of 494 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $54,552, the adjusted value of that $60,810 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Ohio. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 224 of 494 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for carpenters in Ohio, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $42,290 to $81,140; 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.
- Take-home for Ohio is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $50,085 from $60,810. 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 224 of 494 locally.
- This $54,552 adjusted figure, worked from $60,810, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 224 of 494 in the state. The occupation ranks 224 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $42,290 and the top tenth $81,140, so most people doing this work in Ohio sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $54,552 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, $50,085 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 ($42,290 to $81,140) 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 $54,552 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 $50,085 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.
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.