Salary Data/Carpenter by State/Pacific Coast/Washington/Bellingham

Carpenter Salary in Bellingham

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Carpenters Local 425, effective June 2025.

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Market Context

Carpenters Local 425 of Burlington is the union local for carpenters in Bellingham, part of the North Coast States Regional Council of Carpenters, with the council's Burlington training center at the same address. Washington's prevailing wage law applies to public works.

Union Scale

Carpenters Local 425 journeyman carpenter Journey-Level Rate

Journey-Level Hourly

$63.98

Effective June 2025

Base wage: $63.98/hr

Benefit contribution: $19.13/hr

Total package: $83.11/hr

Journey-Level Annual

$133,078

Based on 2,080 hrs / year

vs. BLS Area Median

+$59,818

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the Carpenters Local 425 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	North Coast States Carpenters Training Center, Burlington
Address	1387 Pacific Drive, Suite D, Burlington, WA 98233
Phone	(360) 428-2933
Website	map.carpenters.org
Minimum Score	Not published

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Check with Carpenters Local 425 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

$73,260

+$12,680 vs. national

Median Hourly

$35.22

vs. Washington

+$7,582

vs. state average

Total Employed

950

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	$73,260
Annual Mean Wage	$79,090
Hourly Median Wage	$35.22
Hourly Mean Wage	$38.02
Total Employed	950
Area Type	Metropolitan Area

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Union Rates in Washington and Within 300 Miles

Up to six other metros in Washington, 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.

Carpenters Local 425

Mount Vernon

$63.98/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective June 2025

Carpenters Local 206

Seattle