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Carpenter salary in Victoria

Median base salary
$80,000
per year before tax
Market data · 49 salary reports
Updated 21 July 2026
$50,000 · 10th percentile$80,000 median$120,000 · 90th percentile

Nationally, the median is $77,064 Victoria sits $2,936 above the national figure. See the national picture →

What you’d actually keep
$63,612per year after tax

Take-home on the median Carpenter salary of $80,000 — after $14,788 income tax and $1,600 Medicare levy (2025–26 resident, no HECS, private hospital cover).

Weekly
$1,223
Fortnightly
$2,447
Monthly
$5,301
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The Carpenter job market
Employed in Australia
104,900
Median age
31
Work part-time
16%
Gender split
1% women
99% men

National figures · February 2026 · Source: Jobs and Skills Australia (© Commonwealth of Australia), CC BY 4.0

What companies pay

Reported total pay for Carpenter roles by employer — medians include bonuses and other cash compensation, so they sit above base-salary figures.

Total pay (base + bonus) for Carpenter roles, per employer — market estimates, annualised
CompanyMedian total payTypical range
Lendlease3.9$129,899$123,694 – $136,104
I&D Group4.5$120,536$108,680 – $132,392
Form7003.8$105,000$72,736 – $140,000
Guy Carpenter3.9$85,000$80,000 – $150,000
Metricon Homes3.6$85,000$80,000 – $90,000
Point Force Carpentry5.0$83,328$81,016 – $85,620
SelfEmployed.com4.3$80,091$76,350 – $83,832
Randstad3.6$77,341$74,357 – $80,324
Hays3.7$74,100$71,136 – $77,064
Chandler Macleod4.0$71,136$71,136 – $71,136
BD Building Management3.0$70,188$65,376 – $75,000
JIMS3.8$63,232$63,232 – $63,232
JTS Asset Support Services4.4$61,270$56,911 – $65,981
S&B Shopfittings3.7$56,079$54,696 – $57,442
Simon Knee Building$54,281$43,472 – $65,070
Coles Group3.5$53,154$47,049 – $59,280
Melbourne Racing Club3.8$52,322$51,246 – $53,398
Woolworths Group3.5$29,442$28,198 – $30,687

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Salary figures are market estimates built from third-party data and community submissions — they show what the market pays, not what any individual employer will offer. Take-home figures are 2025–26 estimates for an Australian resident with private hospital cover and no HECS debt. General information only — not financial or tax advice.