Salary Data/Carpenter by State/Southeast/Florida/Orlando

Carpenter Salary in Orlando

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Carpenters Local 1905, effective June 2025.

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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 1905 is the union local for carpenters in Orlando, part of the Southern Regional Council of Carpenters; its hall and the Orlando Carpenters Training Center share an address on Distribution Court. The same negotiated carpenter rate applies in every county in the Orlando metro.

→One carpenter rate applies across the metro's four counties

Union Scale

Carpenters Local 1905 journeyman carpenter Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$28.65

Effective June 2025

Base wage: $28.65/hr

Benefit contribution: $13.80/hr

Total package: $42.45/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$59,592

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

+$9,842

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the Carpenters Local 1905 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	Orlando Carpenters Training Center
Address	4700 Distribution Court, Orlando, FL 32822
Phone	(407) 384-1214
Website	southernrcc.org
Minimum Score	Not published

Applying to Carpenters Local 1905?

Check with Carpenters Local 1905 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

$49,750

-$10,830 vs. national

Median Hourly

$23.92

vs. Florida

+$1,026

vs. state average

Total Employed

5,360

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.