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

Carpenter Salary in Bremerton

Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Carpenters Local 206, effective June 2025.

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Market Context

Carpenters Local 206 of Kent is the union local for carpenters in Bremerton, part of the North Coast States Regional Council of Carpenters, with the council's Kent training center nearby. Washington's prevailing wage law applies to public works.

Union Scale

Carpenters Local 206 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

+$68,078

Union scale vs. all-worker median

Union scale reflects the Carpenters Local 206 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, Kent
Address	20424 72nd Avenue S., Kent, WA 98032
Phone	(253) 437-5235
Website	map.carpenters.org
Minimum Score	Not published

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Area Wage Data

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

Median Annual

$65,000

+$4,420 vs. national

Median Hourly

$31.25

vs. Washington

-$678

vs. state average

Total Employed

940

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	$65,000
Annual Mean Wage	$74,030
Hourly Median Wage	$31.25
Hourly Mean Wage	$35.59
Total Employed	940
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 206

Seattle

$63.98/hr

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Journey-level · Davis-Bacon determination

Effective June 2025

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Mount Vernon