Carpenters salary in Houston, TX

Median pay for carpenters in Houston, TX: $47,840/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $37,330 – $63,340 · about 10,180 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($49,990) by −$2,150 (-4%).

What it's really worth in Houston

With Houston's cost of living at 100 (US=100), that $47,840 has the buying power of about $47,968 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $78,061 · median home $308,306 · median rent $1,639/mo.

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How Houston ranks for this job

On raw pay, Houston, TX is 121st of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Houston's cost of living is applied, it ranks 154th.

The headline number flatters Houston. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, carpenters here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.

What that salary buys in Houston

A median home in Houston, TX costs $308,306 — about 6.4× 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 $1,639/mo works out at 41% 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 Houston.

Metro	Median pay	vs Houston	Rent vs Houston
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+88%	1.8×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+68%	1.6×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+67%	2×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+58%	2.2×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Houston	Rent vs Houston
Beaumont, TX	$54,020	+13%	0.8×
Longview, TX	$49,990	+4%	0.7×
Austin, TX	$48,600	+2%	1×
Amarillo, TX	$48,190	+1%	0.8×

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

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