Carpenters Salary in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
Median annual salary
$61,360
+1% vs US median ($60,580)
Worth after local cost of living
$70,367
cost index 87.2 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
| 10th percentile | $44,560 |
| 25th percentile | $49,990 |
| Median (50th) | $61,360 |
| 75th percentile | $74,220 |
| 90th percentile | $76,670 |
| Mean | $61,450 |
| Employed in metro | 1,810 |
A Carpenters in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA earns a median of $61,360 per year. That is 1% above the national median of $60,580 for this occupation. Because Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA has a cost index of 87.2 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $70,367 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $85,890, median gross rent $1,150/mo, and the median home value $267,400. See the full Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA cost-of-living profile.