Opinion on pay rate for a carpenter

I've been working in construction the last two years, residential, worked for a framing crew and a few GC crews doing additions, remodels, renovations.

I worked with this company I'm at now for 6 months.

First job that hired me gave me $14 an hour. Was making 16 when I left my last job. This guy started me out at 16 here and he's paying me 18 right now. So he's given me $2 raise in the last 6 months. 3 raises.

Avg salary for a carpenter in my area is $19

Honestly I think I'm worth $20 and I can't say I'd be surprised if he moved me up to it soon, maybe within the next 6 months.

Lately I've really been doing a lot and stepping it up.

Kinda like the last 2 years worth of experience all of sudden came together and now everything is clicking a lot faster and easier. Starting to grasp the whole picture and be able to work through it alk. I know for a fact I'm a huge asset to my boss.

So my question is this, looking for someone who's been in the trades for 10-15 years preferably and familiar with the current market or at least knows what is what, what people get paid, maybe has employees of his own.

Say for instance I can be left at a job alone, tear out the old siding, replace all the rotting sheathing, replace or reinforce any damaged 2x4 or framing, install new framing if needed, new sheathing, tyvek the thing, (this particular house was wood siding on a chimney build out) install all the PVC trim, install all the siding, fix the cause of the water damage (where the roof butts into the chimney walls running off the roof, the metal was letting water back behind the siding) caulk everything and get it all buttoned up and finished and ready to paint.

Old falling apart rotting structure replaced/refinished looking all nice and new.

Worked on the job alone, left alone with a new guy, left alone to finish the job, easily responsible for 50% of the job or more, did it efficiently and timely etc, could have did this whole job on my own. Took the new guy 6 hours to do siding when I did more in the last 1.5 hrs of the day than he did in 6.

I was the one on all the ladders two stories up, I was on the roof fixing and replacing all this shit, I was on ladders on the gazebo blocking access to the chimney. I'm not complaining, I enjoyed this job and had a good time doing it.

So being one of the first jobs I've ever seen where I knew and could do everything on my own from start to finish, made me wonder what type of wage that deserves and if I'm being under paid or if I'm being paid fairly

I know the guy who quit before me got paid at least $20 and he's scared to climb a ladder won't even get on a roof let alone a steep roof two stories up, couldn't have did what I did, no question about it. But he was with the company 2 years me 6 months and there was shit he knew I didn't mainly like electric or plumbing.

There's more to carpentry than just this job and really we do a wide range of work like the typical electric, plumbing, some simple HVAC, even masonry and some roofing.

Lots of shit I don't know in the trades.

But carpentry I'm not bad. Basically can do all the work if given a foundation to start with in terms of flooring, walls, trusses, roof sheathing, all exterior trim, siding, flashing, can do windows, doors, can do all interior trim.

Can do drywall if I have to, can do flooring, installed cabinets, done q little bit of tile work, but kitchen / bathroom remodels I'm a little more green to. Electric, plumbing, HVAC, still real green to

But hoping there's someone experienced who can at least say what wage you'd be paying someone to do a job like that alone

Long ass post I know... Probably won't get a response

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