Carpenters salary in McAllen, TX

Median pay for carpenters in McAllen, TX: $40,150/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $31,790 – $53,300 · about 460 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($49,990) by −$9,840 (-20%).

What it's really worth in McAllen

With McAllen's cost of living at 86 (US=100), that $40,150 has the buying power of about $46,645 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $49,371 · median home $193,978 · median rent $1,128/mo.

Full McAllen cost of living & taxes →

How McAllen ranks for this job

On raw pay, McAllen, TX is 181st of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once McAllen's cost of living is applied, it ranks 168th.

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

What that salary buys in McAllen

A median home in McAllen, TX costs $193,978 — 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 $1,128/mo works out at 34% 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 McAllen.

Metro	Median pay	vs McAllen	Rent vs McAllen
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+124%	2.6×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+100%	2.3×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+99%	2.9×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+88%	3.2×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs McAllen	Rent vs McAllen
Beaumont, TX	$54,020	+35%	1.2×
Longview, TX	$49,990	+25%	1.1×
Austin, TX	$48,600	+21%	1.4×
Amarillo, TX	$48,190	+20%	1.1×

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

Who hires carpenters around McAllen

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Panasonic · Manufacturing

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