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Carpenter Salary in Flint

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Carpenters Local 706, effective June 2025.

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Carpenters Local 706 of Saginaw is the union local for carpenters in Flint, part of the Northern Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters, with the council's Saginaw/Flint training facility at the local's hall on Commerce Centre Drive. Michigan's prevailing wage law applies to state-funded construction.

Carpenters Local 706 journeyman carpenter Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly
$36.46
Effective June 2025
Base wage: $36.46/hr
Benefit contribution: $23.69/hr
Total package: $60.15/hr
Journey-Level Annual
$75,837
Based on 2,080 hrs / year
vs. BLS Area Median
+$14,477
Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the Carpenters Local 706 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.

Training CenterSaginaw/Flint Training Facility
Address3160 Commerce Centre Drive, Saginaw, MI 48601
Phone(989) 755-5856
Websitenmcarpenters.com
Minimum ScoreNot published

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

Median Annual
$61,360
+$780 vs. national
Median Hourly
$29.50
vs. Michigan
+$2,557
vs. state average
Total Employed
330
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$61,360
Annual Mean Wage$60,780
Hourly Median Wage$29.50
Hourly Mean Wage$29.22
Total Employed330
Area TypeMetropolitan Area
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Up to six other metros in Michigan, 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 →