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Carpentry federal salary series 4607

Full-time federal employees in the Carpentry series earned a median of $74,422 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 32% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $68,548 and $80,162.

Median pay
$74,422
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$68,548–$80,162
25th–75th percentile
Employees
920
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
+3.8%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Carpentry
All federal (full-time)

What shapes carpentry pay

The most common grade with published pay is WG-9 (742 employees, median $73,734). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of Veterans Affairs (434 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in Washington ($84,795) and lowest in New York ($75,445), a gap that partly reflects locality pay differences. Federal pay depends mostly on grade and step, plus a locality adjustment for where the job is located; see the GS pay scale explainer.

OPM withheld pay for 37% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Carpentry pay by grade

Grades with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay. GS grades are listed first; other pay plans follow.

Carpentry pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
WG-9 742 $73,734 $68,036–$78,722

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Carpentry pay by agency

Carpentry pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of Veterans Affairs 434 $73,963 $68,495–$78,722
Department of the Interior 70 $70,520 $63,951–$80,162

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Carpentry pay by state

The 3 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Carpentry pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
California 50 $77,762 $73,578–$91,181
New York 42 $75,445 $74,360–$78,242
Washington 37 $84,795 $74,187–$140,956

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Change since September 2025

The median moved +3.8% from $71,720 in September 2025 to $74,422 in September 2026. Headcount went from 1,044 to 920 (−11.9%). A change in the median reflects both pay adjustments and who joined or left the workforce, so it is not the same as a pay raise.

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