Carpenter Salary in Yorkshire and The Humber
Official ONS earnings for Yorkshire and The Humber, covering 7,000 jobs.
Median salary — Yorkshire and The Humber
£30,324
gross, per year
▼ 3.2% change on the previous year
Mean
£32,577
Jobs measured
7,000
What most carpenters actually earn
Half of carpenters in Yorkshire and The Humber earn between £26,293 and £39,328. Earning above £39,328 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Construction and Building Trades” group in Yorkshire and The Humber.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of carpenters earn less than this.
How Yorkshire and The Humber ranks for carpenter pay
9th
of 11 GB regions with a published figure
London tops the table on £37,899 and East Midlands sits at the bottom on £28,888. Yorkshire and The Humber is £7,575 short of the top.
Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Carpenters and joiners
- SOC 2020 code
- 5316
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Carpenter salary FAQs
What is the average Carpenter salary in Yorkshire and The Humber?
The median is £30,324 a year and the mean is £32,577, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is a good Carpenter salary?
Half of carpenters earn between £26,293 and £39,328. Anything above £39,328 is in the top quarter for the role.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 7,000 jobs in this occupation.
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