Salary Data/Carpenter by State/Pacific Coast/California/Sacramento

Carpenter Salary in Sacramento

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Carpenters Local 46, effective July 2023.

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Figures come from public sources and may not match the current contract; confirm with the local before making decisions.

Market Context

Carpenters Local 46 is the union local for carpenters in Sacramento. California's prevailing wage law applies to public works.

→Carpenters Local 46, North Coast States Regional Council of Carpenters

Union Scale

Carpenters Local 46 journeyman carpenter Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$54.51

Effective July 2023

Rate reflects the most recent available Davis-Bacon determination (effective July 2023). Contact the local directly for current negotiated scale.

Base wage: $54.51/hr

Benefit contribution: $33.52/hr

Total package: $88.03/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$113,381

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

+$38,941

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the Carpenters Local 46 journeyman carpenter journey-level rate from the applicable Davis-Bacon wage determination. The BLS area median reflects all carpenters across all employment types and experience levels.

JATC Information

Training Center	Carpenters Training Committee for Northern California
Website	ctcnc.org
Minimum Score	Not published

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Check with Carpenters Local 46 for its current application requirements, including any aptitude test.

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Area Wage Data

All carpenters, union and non-union, all experience levels

Median Annual

$74,440

+$13,860 vs. national

Median Hourly

$35.79

vs. California

-$29

vs. state average

Total Employed

9,730

In this area

Full Wage Breakdown

All carpenters, union and non-union, all experience levels. Wage figures only, employer-paid benefits, pension contributions, and health and welfare are not included.

Annual Median Wage	$74,440
Annual Mean Wage	$73,480
Hourly Median Wage	$35.79
Hourly Mean Wage	$35.33
Total Employed	9,730
Area Type	Metropolitan Area

Pre-apprenticeship programs in California

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
Sacramento
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Highlands Community Charter School
Sacramento
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Los Rios CC/Consumnes River College
Sacramento
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Other Carpenter Markets in California

San Francisco

$89,200

Metro

Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California (Non-Metro)

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Union Rates in California and Within 300 Miles

Up to six other metros in California, nearest first, then metros in other states within 300 miles. Journey-level rates are sourced from Davis-Bacon wage determinations, state prevailing wage determinations, or, where a local publishes one directly, its own collective bargaining agreement.

Carpenters Local 152

Stockton

$46.77/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective July 2020 · More than two years old

Carpenters Local 180

Vallejo

$54.85/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective July 2021 · More than two years old

Carpenters Local 751

Napa