Carpenter Salary in Peoria
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with collectively bargained journey-level scale from Carpenters Local 237, effective May 2026.
How to become a carpenter →Figures come from public sources and may not match the current contract; confirm with the local before making decisions.
Carpenters Local 237 of East Peoria is the union local for carpenters in Peoria, part of the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council, with the council's Pekin training campus serving the area. Illinois prevailing wage law applies to public construction.
Carpenters Local 237 journeyman carpenter Journey-Level Rate
Union scale reflects the Carpenters Local 237 journeyman carpenter journey-level rate under the current collective bargaining agreement. The BLS area median reflects all carpenters across all employment types and experience levels.
| Training Center | Mid-America Carpenters Training Campus, Pekin |
| Address | 904 Brenkman Drive, Pekin, IL 61554 |
| Website | mactc.org |
| Minimum Score | Not published |
Applying to Carpenters Local 237?
Check with Carpenters Local 237 for its current application requirements, including any aptitude test.
What to expect →All carpenters, union and non-union, all experience levels
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 | $75,280 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $74,600 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $36.19 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $35.86 |
| Total Employed | 780 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
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No other Illinois metro has a published rate yet. These are the nearest metros in other states, within 300 miles, nearest first. 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.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2031). How we build these figures →