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Carpenters salary in Laredo, TX

Carpenters in the Laredo, TX metropolitan area earn a median of $41,540 a year, an average of $43,380. About 100 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Carpenters pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$41,540
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$43,380
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$31,710
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$55,160
Top of the range
People employed
100
In Laredo metro area
Rent share of median wage
28.9%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Laredo

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,001
per month, in Laredo, TX
Income needed for median rent
$40,000
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median carpenters wage
$41,540
3.8% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
28.9%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$63,264
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the Laredo area. Read the Laredo, TX cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Carpenters pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

St. Petersburg, FL
+25.5%
Median $52,130
Mean $54,270
Employed 6,010
Chesapeake, VA
+24.0%
Median $51,500
Mean $54,350
Employed 4,020
Winston-Salem, NC
+20.2%
Median $49,940
Mean $51,100
Employed 510
Lubbock, TX
+4.7%
Median $43,500
Mean $44,570
Employed 280
Fort Wayne, IN
+45.4%
Median $60,400
Mean $60,940
Employed 1,240
Toledo, OH
+47.0%
Median $61,070
Mean $62,580
Employed 980
Reno, NV
+50.1%
Median $62,350
Mean $67,270
Employed 2,750
North Las Vegas, NV
+50.2%
Median $62,380
Mean $69,690
Employed 9,310

See carpenters pay in every covered city.

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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.