Salary Data/Carpenter by State/Midwest/Ohio/Youngstown

Carpenter Salary in Youngstown

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from UBC Local 171, effective May 2024.

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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

UBC Local 171 is the union local for carpenters in Youngstown, part of the Central Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters, with its hall on Market Street. Ohio prevailing wage law applies to public construction.

Union Scale

UBC Local 171 journeyman carpenter Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$31.77

Effective May 2024

Rate reflects the most recent available Davis-Bacon determination (effective May 2024). Contact the local directly for current negotiated scale.

Base wage: $31.77/hr

Benefit contribution: $23.54/hr

Total package: $55.31/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$66,082

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

+$9,112

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the UBC Local 171 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	Carpenters Local Union No. 171
Address	8065 Market Street, Youngstown, OH 44512
Phone	(330) 629-2059
Website	cmwcarpenters.com
Minimum Score	Not published

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Check with UBC Local 171 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

$56,970

-$3,610 vs. national

Median Hourly

$27.39

vs. Ohio

-$662

vs. state average

Total Employed

460

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.

Annual Median Wage	$56,970
Annual Mean Wage	$58,660
Hourly Median Wage	$27.39
Hourly Mean Wage	$28.20
Total Employed	460
Area Type	Metropolitan Area

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Union Rates in Ohio and Within 300 Miles

Up to six other metros in Ohio, 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.

UBC Local 285

Akron

$36.29/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective May 2024 · More than two years old

UBC Local 285

Canton

$33.09/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective May 2024 · More than two years old

UBC Local 435

Cleveland, OH