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Wages and Benefits for Central South Carpenters
As a member of the Central South Carpeters Regional Council, you will earn competitive wages and collect excellent health and welfare benefits, including a retirement plan.
To make sure you are paid fairly for your skills, your wages, benefits and overtime pay are negotiated and set, so you know what you are earning every hour on the job.
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| $200,000 | Value of training apprentices receive at no cost to them, paid for from a fund that veteran carpenters support |
| $7.25 | Current minimum wage per hour |
| $20 | What most construction workers around here make per hour |
| $23-$29 | What union carpenters earn per hour |
| $800 | Average weekly wage for this region |
| $920-$1,160 | Average weekly wage for union carpenters |
| $28,704 | Average yearly wages for a first-year union carpenter apprentice |
| $43,056 | Average yearly wages for a 4th year union carpenter apprentice |
| $47,840-$60,320 | Average yearly wages for a journeyman union carpenter |
Contractors pay health insurance and pension benefits for union carpenters. Union carpenters have protection under their collective bargaining agreements.
