Reconstruction Technician Salary by StateClosest available BLS figures: carpenters
BLS OEWS May 2025 · Closest available occupation: SOC 47-2031 Carpenters
Closest available: BLS has no reconstruction technician occupation.
This is carpenters in every industry (47-2031); rebuild techs also hang drywall and paint, which BLS counts separately.
The figure shown is the median for all carpenters (SOC 47-2031): $60,580 a year ($29.12 an hour) in May 2025.
It is a labelled benchmark, not reconstruction technician pay.
Annual figures are BLS hourly wages × 2,080 hours. OEWS covers wage-and-salary workers only, so it leaves out owners, the self-employed (including 1099 subcontractors), overtime pay and most bonuses.
What the BLS figure covers
These are BLS figures for every worker in SOC 47-2031 Carpenters, the closest available occupation, shown only as a benchmark.
BLS publishes no separate series or percentiles for reconstruction technicians, so this page does not show a percentile table for the role.
Pay for Carpenters by State
Median annual wage for SOC 47-2031 Carpenters in each state, BLS OEWS May 2025, alphabetical. "vs. U.S." compares the state median with the national median of $60,580; it is not adjusted for living costs.
BLS has no state series for reconstruction technicians; these are the figures for all carpenters, the closest available occupation, so only the median and job count are shown.
| State | Median | Hourly | Jobs | vs. U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $48,220 | $23.18 | 5,560 | −20% |
| Alaska | $73,860 | $35.51 | 2,560 | +22% |
| Arizona | $58,580 | $28.17 | 16,230 | −3% |
| Arkansas | $47,760 | $22.96 | 4,030 | −21% |
| California | $75,920 | $36.50 | 100,750 | +25% |
| Colorado | $62,830 | $30.21 | 12,740 | +4% |
| Connecticut | $64,060 | $30.80 | 5,160 | +6% |
| Delaware | $59,200 | $28.46 | 2,250 | −2% |
| District of Columbia | $61,710 | $29.67 | 1,540 | +2% |
| Florida | $49,870 | $23.98 | 39,300 | −18% |
| Georgia | $49,350 | $23.72 | 9,190 | −19% |
| Hawaii | $85,280 | $41.00 | 4,810 | +41% |
| Idaho | $52,000 | $25.00 | 8,380 | −14% |
| Illinois | $79,000 | $37.98 | 19,570 | +30% |
| Indiana | $62,870 | $30.23 | 15,240 | +4% |
| Iowa | $57,710 | $27.75 | 5,770 | −5% |
| Kansas | $56,960 | $27.39 | 5,210 | −6% |
| Kentucky | $52,680 | $25.33 | 8,540 | −13% |
| Louisiana | $49,920 | $24.00 | 8,990 | −18% |
| Maine | $62,160 | $29.88 | 5,170 | +3% |
| Maryland | $62,960 | $30.27 | 9,770 | +4% |
| Massachusetts | $75,200 | $36.16 | 18,540 | +24% |
| Michigan | $61,680 | $29.66 | 18,590 | +2% |
| Minnesota | $64,930 | $31.22 | 14,930 | +7% |
| Mississippi | $48,650 | $23.39 | 2,950 | −20% |
| Missouri | $60,840 | $29.25 | 14,410 | +0% |
| Montana | $58,820 | $28.28 | 4,030 | −3% |
| Nebraska | $50,320 | $24.19 | 5,710 | −17% |
| Nevada | $62,380 | $29.99 | 12,700 | +3% |
| New Hampshire | $61,200 | $29.42 | 3,760 | +1% |
| New Jersey | $64,010 | $30.77 | 14,230 | +6% |
| New Mexico | $59,720 | $28.71 | 3,630 | −1% |
| New York | $72,330 | $34.77 | 40,630 | +19% |
| North Carolina | $49,100 | $23.61 | 13,480 | −19% |
| North Dakota | $57,890 | $27.83 | 2,360 | −4% |
| Ohio | $60,810 | $29.24 | 18,450 | +0% |
| Oklahoma | $46,910 | $22.55 | 3,820 | −23% |
| Oregon | $62,870 | $30.23 | 15,110 | +4% |
| Pennsylvania | $59,370 | $28.54 | 30,630 | −2% |
| Rhode Island | $60,840 | $29.25 | 2,580 | +0% |
| South Carolina | $50,670 | $24.36 | 6,950 | −16% |
| South Dakota | $48,140 | $23.14 | 4,560 | −21% |
| Tennessee | $50,830 | $24.44 | 8,200 | −16% |
| Texas | $48,900 | $23.51 | 33,540 | −19% |
| Utah | $52,360 | $25.17 | 15,220 | −14% |
| Vermont | $62,400 | $30.00 | 3,080 | +3% |
| Virginia | $55,690 | $26.77 | 20,460 | −8% |
| Washington | $74,190 | $35.67 | 26,960 | +22% |
| West Virginia | $48,710 | $23.42 | 3,670 | −20% |
| Wisconsin | $61,660 | $29.65 | 13,880 | +2% |
| Wyoming | $56,850 | $27.33 | 2,260 | −6% |