Carpenters salary in Laredo, TX

Median pay for carpenters in Laredo, TX: $39,170/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $31,930 – $52,400 · about 120 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($49,990) by −$10,820 (-22%).

What it's really worth in Laredo

With Laredo's cost of living at 88 (US=100), that $39,170 has the buying power of about $44,350 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $59,984 · median home $218,391 · median rent $1,369/mo.

Full Laredo cost of living & taxes →

How Laredo ranks for this job

On raw pay, Laredo, TX is 183rd of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Laredo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 178th.

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

What that salary buys in Laredo

A median home in Laredo, TX costs $218,391 — about 5.6× 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 $1,369/mo works out at 42% 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 Laredo.

Metro	Median pay	vs Laredo	Rent vs Laredo
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+130%	2.2×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+105%	1.9×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+104%	2.4×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+93%	2.6×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Laredo	Rent vs Laredo
Beaumont, TX	$54,020	+38%	1×
Longview, TX	$49,990	+28%	0.9×
Austin, TX	$48,600	+24%	1.2×
Amarillo, TX	$48,190	+23%	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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