Carpenters Salary in Reading, PA
Median annual salary
$54,930
-9% vs US median ($60,580)
Worth after local cost of living
$61,306
cost index 89.6 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Reading, PA
| 10th percentile | $37,540 |
| 25th percentile | $47,000 |
| Median (50th) | $54,930 |
| 75th percentile | $61,500 |
| 90th percentile | $79,000 |
| Mean | $56,560 |
| Employed in metro | 760 |
A Carpenters in Reading, PA earns a median of $54,930 per year. That is 9% below the national median of $60,580 for this occupation. Because Reading, PA has a cost index of 89.6 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $61,306 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $79,777, median gross rent $1,181/mo, and the median home value $257,300. See the full Reading, PA cost-of-living profile.