Framing carpenters are paid to construct housing frames.
House framers play an important role in housing construction by providing the structure upon which the house's exterior rests. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 71,360 of the 620,410 carpenters employed nationwide worked in the foundation, structure and building exterior field. Salaries earned by those working as house framers tend to be slightly below the national average for all other carpenters.
Average Salary
House framers earned an average annual salary of $41,280 per year, as of May 2010, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This salary was lower than the average salary earned by all carpenters nationwide. Carpenters throughout the U.S. made an average salary of $43,890 on an annual basis. House framers made just slightly more than residential building construction carpenters who made $41,010 per year.
Pay Scale
The pay scale for those working in the carpentry field reveals that those working as framing contractors can make more or less than the average salary in this field, depending on various factors such as location, employer and experience. The bureau indicates that the median salary for those working in this field was $39,530, with the middle half of the pay scale making between $30,710 and $53,880 per year. Those in the upper 10 percent of the pay scale made salaries of $71,660 or more per year, while the lowest paid framers made less than $24,650 on an annual basis.
Location
Location can play a role in determining the salaries earned by those working as framing carpenters. According to the bureau, the largest number of workers in this field were employed in the states of Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, California and New York where the average annual salary for framers and other carpenters ranged from $32,430 to $54,600 per year. The highest paid workers in this field were employed in Hawaii and earned an average salary of $66,170.
Job Outlook
The number of jobs in the field of carpentry should grow by about 13 percent from 2008 to 2018, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The bureau indicates that the job growth in this field will stem from the growth of the population and its need for increased housing. Business expansion will also affect job growth as businesses expand and build new offices. As a result, the bureau projects an increase of 165,400 total jobs in this field during this time period.
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