9. Alaska
Annual median wage: $67,650
Rank by annual median wage: 1
Employment per 1,000: 7.758
Rank by employment per 1,000: 6
Job increase by 2024: 5.1%
Rank by job increase by 2024: 45
Average ranking: 17.3
Alaska is the best-paying state for carpenters in the US. It also has one of the highest numbers of employed carpenters per 1,000 residents. The only reason why it did not rank higher on this list is relatively low demand for the occupation in the future.
