how much should a carpenter earn?

Question

i have done a 4 year apprentiship and have been qualified for 2 years now, working in dublin city center. am 24 years old and was just wondering what other trades men in my position are earning, please be honest cos this is important. i am currently recieving €16.85 an hour

Answer 1

IN THE US its about $15 an hour for your age- $20 when with 10 years experience

Answer 2

My husband has been a carpenter for over 30 years now. Wages in England are not as good as they have been due to immigrant labour from Eastern Europe - these people come over and accept very low wages (£8 per hr), working sometimes 18 hrs a day, 7 days a week and are sending virtually all their wages home to start their own businesses when they have enough.

Whilst you can applaud their hard work and dilligence it has left English carpenters fighting for a reasonable wage and finding it difficult to support their families due to higher cost of living.

Of course wages in different towns do vary and Dublin being a capital city I would have thought would attract higher earnings like London. I think what you are earning is slightly lower than average for the trade. The best way to find out is to try on the internet job sites and see what wages are being attached to carpentry.

My husband usually argues for around £12.50 to £13.00 if he has to travel, but if it is here in Portsmouth he doesnt worry about earning a little less. Like you he served a 4 year apprenticeship.

My husband has often tried to go for permanent employment with holidays but the wages are so low you just could not live. We are talking salaries around £15,000 to 18,000.

I'm afraid you will have to look at the Euro exchange rates but I believe they work out at around 2/3 of a £. My husband is also self-employed through an agency - so no holidays - in fact he cant afford to take any (well by law they are officially included in this rate at a pro rata of hours worked - but interestingly he was earning the same years ago when holiday money was not included!!!)

But I guess that is the same with most in the building industry.

Answer 3

How Much Do Carpenters Earn

Answer 4

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Answer 5

hey u want to earn some more money what u hav earned this time there is the only way to earn more then wht u r earning.
u hav to show ur skills what u hav done in the 4 year course or 2 years now.
Made something different what a person can't imagine made such type of things.First of all study the nature of the person what he wants what type of design hw want to expect from a firm what type of design still he/she is purchasing.
then only u are able to know what u hav to made as u know that the moods of the person changes regularly.
that's why i tell presents some design to ur company or some other company and try to impress him so that they think u are for their higher post then they increase ur salary.
or open ur own company if u hav funds then present these design under ur own company label.

Answer 6

I'm in Australia in the north west of the country and a chippy here is working for $80 to $120 an hour due to the lack of people who wish to work in a small town of 15 thousand It's hot and dry here but them money sure makes up for it You should look at getting a work visa for Australia and come over for a few years

Answer 7

i live in canada also a carpenter i make around 25 dollars an hour here

Answer 8

Hi ,,,my husband is a carpenter/joiner and he owns his own business he pays a guy your age £13 a hour iam not sure about in euros its probably around the same...........

Answer 9

40 hours x $12.30 = $492 Since he worked 46 hours, 6 hours will be overtime pay: 6 hours x $12.30 x 1.5 = $110.70 $492 + $110.70 = $602.70 Therefore, his weekly pay is $602.70 Hope this helps.

Answer 10

in Miami they earn $25 an hour, but that only comes out to €12.50 an hour