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Carpenter Salary in Dubuque

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Carpenters Local 678, effective May 2025.

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Carpenters Local 678 is the union local for carpenters in Dubuque, with its hall at 1638 Central Avenue.

Carpenters Local 678 journeyman carpenter Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly
$30.55
Effective May 2025
Base wage: $30.55/hr
Benefit contribution: $24.75/hr
Total package: $55.30/hr
Journey-Level Annual
$63,544
Based on 2,080 hrs / year
vs. BLS Area Median
+$3,454
Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the Carpenters Local 678 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.

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

Median Annual
$60,090
-$490 vs. national
Median Hourly
$28.89
vs. Iowa
+$5,423
vs. state average
Total Employed
260
In this area

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$60,090
Annual Mean Wage$58,600
Hourly Median Wage$28.89
Hourly Mean Wage$28.17
Total Employed260
Area TypeMetropolitan Area
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Up to six other metros in Iowa, 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.

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Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2031). How we build these figures →