Arkansas / AR Department of Transportation / Carpenter
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
5 employees hold this title in AR Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $47,658, below the department median of $51,012.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Arkansas, the median wage for Carpenters — about 4,030 people — is $47,760. AR Department of Transportation pays a median base salary of $47,658 for this role, in line with that figure — about the 50th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Carpenters across every employer in Arkansas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows AR Department of Transportation’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Carpenters — about 670,090 people — is $60,580. AR Department of Transportation’s median base salary is 21% below that national figure, about the 23rd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Arkansas range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at AR Department of Transportation is $47,658, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 30 jurisdictions. In Arkansas, the median of $47,658 ranks #24 of 30. See Carpenter across all of Arkansas →
Median total compensation for comparable Carpenter roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Record list
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Carpenter/AR Department of Transportation
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Chad Flack works as a Carpenter for AR Department of Transportation within Other. Their hire date on record is 06-10-2019. Chad earned $49,530 in 2026. Their pay grade is 09.
Carpenter/AR Department of Transportation
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Abner Perdomo works as a Carpenter for AR Department of Transportation within Other. Their hire date on record is 05-24-2010. Abner earned $47,788 in 2026. Their pay grade is 09.
Carpenter/AR Department of Transportation
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Ronald Nichols works as a Carpenter for AR Department of Transportation within Other. Their hire date on record is 02-02-2018. Ronald earned $47,658 in 2026. Their pay grade is 09.
Carpenter/AR Department of Transportation
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At AR Department of Transportation, Brandon Windland serves as a Carpenter within Other. Records show a hire date of 09-09-2024. Their 2026 pay totaled $47,658. They are classified at grade 09.
Carpenter/AR Department of Transportation
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Francisco Sierra works as a Carpenter for AR Department of Transportation within Other. Their hire date on record is 05-14-2018. Francisco earned $46,722 in 2026. Their pay grade is 09.