Carpenters salary in Corpus Christi, TX

Median pay for carpenters in Corpus Christi, TX: $47,010/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $34,750 – $61,800 · about 810 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($49,990) by −$2,980 (-6%).

What it's really worth in Corpus Christi

With Corpus Christi's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $47,010 has the buying power of about $51,257 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $64,005 · median home $225,070 · median rent $1,408/mo.

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How Corpus Christi ranks for this job

On raw pay, Corpus Christi, TX is 136th of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Corpus Christi's cost of living is applied, it ranks 119th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Corpus Christi sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Corpus Christi

A median home in Corpus Christi, TX costs $225,070 — about 4.8× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,408/mo works out at 36% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where carpenters earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Corpus Christi.

Metro	Median pay	vs Corpus Christi	Rent vs Corpus Christi
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+92%	2.1×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+71%	1.9×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+70%	2.3×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+61%	2.6×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Corpus Christi	Rent vs Corpus Christi
Beaumont, TX	$54,020	+15%	0.9×
Longview, TX	$49,990	+6%	0.9×
Austin, TX	$48,600	+3%	1.2×
Amarillo, TX	$48,190	+3%	0.9×

Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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