Carpenters salary in Killeen, TX

Median pay for carpenters in Killeen, TX: $43,160/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $35,610 – $54,370 · about 310 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($49,990) by −$6,830 (-14%).

What it's really worth in Killeen

With Killeen's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $43,160 has the buying power of about $46,743 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $63,394 · median home $252,591 · median rent $1,328/mo.

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How Killeen ranks for this job

On raw pay, Killeen, TX is 172nd of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Killeen's cost of living is applied, it ranks 166th.

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

What that salary buys in Killeen

A median home in Killeen, TX costs $252,591 — about 5.9× 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 $1,328/mo works out at 37% 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 Killeen.

Metro	Median pay	vs Killeen	Rent vs Killeen
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+109%	2.2×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+86%	2×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+85%	2.5×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+75%	2.7×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Killeen	Rent vs Killeen
Beaumont, TX	$54,020	+25%	1×
Longview, TX	$49,990	+16%	0.9×
Austin, TX	$48,600	+13%	1.2×
Amarillo, TX	$48,190	+12%	1×

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

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