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Carpenter Salary in Albany, NY

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from UBC Local 291, effective July 2025.

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UBC Local 291 is the union local for carpenters in the Capital Region, part of the North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters, with the local's hall and the council's Albany training center on Corporate Circle. New York's prevailing wage law applies to public construction.

UBC Local 291 journeyman carpenter Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly
$36.38
Effective July 2025
Base wage: $36.38/hr
Benefit contribution: $24.65/hr
Total package: $61.03/hr
Journey-Level Annual
$75,670
Based on 2,080 hrs / year
vs. BLS Area Median
+$14,950
Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the UBC Local 291 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 CenterCarpenters Albany Training Center
Address16 Corporate Circle, Albany, NY 12203
Phone(518) 438-1905
Websitenasrcc.org
Minimum ScoreNot published

Applying to UBC Local 291?

Check with UBC Local 291 for its current application requirements, including any aptitude test.

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

Median Annual
$60,720
+$140 vs. national
Median Hourly
$29.19
vs. New York
-$121
vs. state average
Total Employed
2,000
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$60,720
Annual Mean Wage$66,520
Hourly Median Wage$29.19
Hourly Mean Wage$31.98
Total Employed2,000
Area TypeMetropolitan Area
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Up to six other metros in New York, 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 →