Carpenter Salary in Charleston, WV
Metro area wage data from the BLS OEWS program (May 2025), with Davis-Bacon journey-level scale from Carpenters Local 439, effective December 2024.
How to become a carpenter →Figures come from public sources and may not match the current contract; confirm with the local before making decisions.
Carpenters Local 439 is the union local for carpenters in Charleston, part of the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters; its hall is on Kanawha Boulevard. The council's nearest West Virginia training center is in Nitro. The carpenter classification here includes drywall hanging, form work, scaffold building and floor laying.
Carpenters Local 439 journeyman carpenter Journey-Level Rate
Union scale reflects the Carpenters Local 439 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 Center | EASCTC - Nitro |
| Address | 1 W 19th Street, Nitro, WV 25143 |
| Phone | (304) 428-1891 |
| Website | eascarpenters.org |
| Minimum Score | Not published |
Applying to Carpenters Local 439?
Check with Carpenters Local 439 for its current application requirements, including any aptitude test.
What to expect →All carpenters, union and non-union, all experience levels
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 | $49,060 |
| Annual Mean Wage | $51,540 |
| Hourly Median Wage | $23.59 |
| Hourly Mean Wage | $24.78 |
| Total Employed | 370 |
| Area Type | Metropolitan Area |
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Up to six other metros in West Virginia, 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.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (SOC 47-2031). How we build these figures →