Helpers--Carpenters Salary in Waco, TX

Helpers--Carpenters pay range in Waco

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $41,010 or more. The middle half of helpers--carpenters in Waco earn between $33,370 and $41,010.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Helpers--Carpenters salary after taxes in Waco

On the average salary of $37,820, a single filer in Waco takes home about $32,568 a year, or $2,714 a month and $1,253 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

Is Waco a good place for helpers--carpenters? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Waco area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.5), so the average $37,820 buys what about $40,864 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Waco ($46,020). A typical home costs $256,772, or 6.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Helpers--Carpenters salary in other Texas cities

Waco ranks 6th of 7 Texas metro areas for this job; Beaumont pays the most ($46,750).

All Helpers--Carpenters salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for helpers--carpenters

Los Angeles, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($62,310).

Helpers--Carpenters salary by city

Related jobs in Waco

• Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$41,840 a year
• Helpers--Electricians$41,820 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$72,700 a year
• Construction and Building Inspectors$59,390 a year
• Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$58,390 a year
• Electricians$55,210 a year
• Roofers$51,770 a year
• Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$51,000 a year

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