How much do Carpenters make in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX?

Percentile spread

For Carpenters, the published 10th percentile is $22,580 and the 90th percentile is $56,070. The difference is $33,490, which is 94.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $23,390 to the 75th at $46,300, covers $22,910.

The mean annual wage is $36,490, which sits above the median of $35,640. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Brownsville-Harlingen, TX median is 41.2% lower than the national median of $60,580 for Carpenters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,454, which is 31.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 27.1% lower than the Texas median of $48,900.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Brownsville-Harlingen, TX is 85.975, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,640 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Carpenters at $41,454 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Carpenters. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX ranks 5th of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX is 48 miles away, with a median of $41,530 and employment of 310. That median is 16.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,350, against $41,454 here.
• Corpus Christi, TX is 124 miles away, with a median of $47,200 and employment of 1,250. That median is 32.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,933, against $41,454 here.
• Laredo, TX is 162 miles away, with a median of $41,540 and employment of 100. That median is 16.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,771, against $41,454 here.

Employment share

Carpenters accounts for 0.16% of wage-and-salary employment in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX (250 of 157,450). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (670,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.37 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.