Millwrights pay range in Corpus Christi
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,420 a year or less, while the top 10% make $78,160 or more. The middle half of millwrights in Corpus Christi earn between $56,390 and $75,670.
- $44K10th
- $56K25th
- $64KMedian
- $76K75th
- $78K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $65,720 | $5,477 | $31.60 |
| Median | $63,890 | $5,324 | $30.72 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $56,390 | $4,699 | $27.11 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $75,670 | $6,306 | $36.38 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Millwrights salary after taxes in Corpus Christi
On the average salary of $65,720, a single filer in Corpus Christi takes home about $54,986 a year, or $4,582 a month and $2,115 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is Corpus Christi a good place for millwrights? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Corpus Christi area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $65,720 buys what about $70,918 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Corpus Christi ($45,350). A typical home costs $225,070, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.
Millwrights salary in other Texas cities
Corpus Christi ranks 6th of 8 Texas metro areas for this job; Houston pays the most ($72,140).
Highest-paying cities for millwrights
San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($104,030).
- San Francisco, CA$104,030
- Kennewick, WA$102,810
- New York, NY$95,250
- Los Angeles, CA$92,470
- Seattle, WA$89,800
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Millwrights salary in Corpus Christi: questions
How much do millwrights make an hour in Corpus Christi?
$31.60 an hour on average, and $30.72 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level millwrights salary in Corpus Christi?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $44,420 a year and the 25th percentile is $56,390, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the millwrights take-home pay in Corpus Christi?
About $54,986 a year ($4,582 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $65,720. Texas has no state income tax.
Do millwrights earn more in Corpus Christi than elsewhere?
The average here is 10% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($73,302).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 49-9044; area Corpus Christi, TX (18580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.0%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
- Job concentration: location quotient 2.18, this job is 2.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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