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What carpenters make
Typical
$60,580
First year
$40,410
Union journeyman or foreman
$99,910
The national median is $60,580 a year, and the bottom tenth start near $40,410. Union commercial work in big metro areas sits at the top of that range and adds a pension on top. Residential framing in a low cost state sits near the bottom.