How much do Carpenters make in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX?

Percentile spread

For Carpenters, the published 10th percentile is $29,170 and the 90th percentile is $54,830. The difference is $25,660, which is 61.8% 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 $36,190 to the 75th at $45,630, covers $9,440.

The mean annual wage is $41,510, which sits below the median of $41,530. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX median is 31.4% lower than the national median of $60,580 for Carpenters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,350, which is 20.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.1% lower than the Texas median of $48,900.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX is 85.895, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $41,530 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Carpenters at $48,350 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. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX ranks 4th 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).).

• Brownsville-Harlingen, TX is 48 miles away, with a median of $35,640 and employment of 250. That median is 14.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,454, against $48,350 here.
• Corpus Christi, TX is 114 miles away, with a median of $47,200 and employment of 1,250. That median is 13.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,933, against $48,350 here.
• Laredo, TX is 118 miles away, with a median of $41,540 and employment of 100. That median is about the same as the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,771, against $48,350 here.

Employment share

Carpenters accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX (310 of 296,700). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (670,090 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.24 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.