Salaries

Carpenters Salary in Lower Mainland, British Columbia

NOC 72310Wages 2023-2024Updated

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Median wage
$31.50 an hour Lower Mainland
Compared with British Columbia
1.6% lower $0.50 below the British Columbia median of $32.00
Compared with Canada
1.9% lower $0.62 below the Canadian median of $32.12
Job outlook
Very limited 1 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
308 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Lower Mainland

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Lower Mainland and CanadaLower Mainland: median $31.50, from $22.50 to $43.00, middle half $25.00 to $38.00. British Columbia (province): median $32.00, from $23.00 to $43.71, middle half $26.00 to $38.00. Canada: median $32.12, from $22.00 to $44.23, middle half $26.00 to $40.00.$20$30$40$50Lower Mainland: median $31.50, from $22.50 to $43.00, middle half $25.00 to $38.00Lower Mainland$31.50British Columbia (province): median $32.00, from $23.00 to $43.71, middle half $26.00 to $38.00British Columbia (province)$32.00Canada: median $32.12, from $22.00 to $44.23, middle half $26.00 to $40.00Canada$32.12
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median and the box is the middle half (lower to upper quartile).
Wages in Lower Mainland compared with Canada
WageLower MainlandBritish ColumbiaCanada
Low $22.50 $23.00 $22.00
Lower quartile $25.00 $26.00 $26.00
Median $31.50 $32.00 $32.12
Upper quartile $38.00 $38.00 $40.00
High $43.00 $43.71 $44.23
Average $31.94 $32.63 $33.21

Job outlook

Very limited (1 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Lower Mainland.

308 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Licence needed in British Columbia?

Voluntary certification Not required. Certification is available in British Columbia, but you can work in this occupation without it.

Education and training

TEER category
2
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more years is usually required.

By region in British Columbia

Job Bank’s economic regions, highest median first. A region links to its own page where its figures differ from the province’s.

Wage range by economic region in British ColumbiaNechako: median $33.50, from $19.00 to $42.00. North Coast: median $33.50, from $19.00 to $42.00. Cariboo: median $33.21, from $24.43 to $45.60. Kootenay: median $32.00, from $26.00 to $41.50. Vancouver Island and Coast: median $32.00, from $23.08 to $45.00. Lower Mainland: median $31.50, from $22.50 to $43.00. Thompson – Okanagan: median $31.00, from $26.00 to $43.00. Northeast: median $30.00, from $23.00 to $44.00.$10$20$30$40$50Nechako: median $33.50, from $19.00 to $42.00Nechako$33.50North Coast: median $33.50, from $19.00 to $42.00North Coast$33.50Cariboo: median $33.21, from $24.43 to $45.60Cariboo$33.21Kootenay: median $32.00, from $26.00 to $41.50Kootenay$32.00Vancouver Island and Coast: median $32.00, from $23.08 to $45.00Vancouver Island and Coast$32.00Lower Mainland: median $31.50, from $22.50 to $43.00Lower Mainland$31.50Thompson – Okanagan: median $31.00, from $26.00 to $43.00Thompson – Okanagan$31.00Northeast: median $30.00, from $23.00 to $44.00Northeast$30.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in British Columbia (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Nechako$19.00$33.50$42.00Limited (2 of 5)
North Coast$19.00$33.50$42.00Limited (2 of 5)
Cariboo$24.43$33.21$45.60Limited (2 of 5)
Kootenay$26.00$32.00$41.50Very limited (1 of 5)
Vancouver Island and Coast$23.08$32.00$45.00Limited (2 of 5)
Lower Mainland$22.50$31.50$43.00Very limited (1 of 5)
Thompson – Okanagan$26.00$31.00$43.00Limited (2 of 5)
Northeast$23.00$30.00$44.00Limited (2 of 5)

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