SOC 43-5111 · Laredo, TX metro

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping Salary in Laredo, TX

The average salary for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Laredo, Texas is $35,410 a year ($17.02 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $33,970: half of the 70 people in this job in the Laredo, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 27% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,312).

$35,410average per year

$17.02 / hourMedian $33,970Take-home ≈ $30,632

  • $29K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $42K75th
  • $42K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

70people in this job
-27%vs U.S. metro average
#10 of 10Texas metros
87cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping pay range in Laredo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,930 a year or less, while the top 10% make $41,740 or more. The middle half of weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping in Laredo earn between $28,930 and $41,740.

  • $29K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $42K75th
  • $42K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$35,410$2,951$17.02
Median$33,970$2,831$16.33
Entry level (25th percentile)$28,930$2,411$13.91
Experienced (75th percentile)$41,740$3,478$20.07

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

Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary after taxes in Laredo

On the average salary of $35,410, a single filer in Laredo takes home about $30,632 a year, or $2,553 a month and $1,178 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% of gross pay.

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

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Is Laredo a good place for weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Laredo area are 13% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.0), so the average $35,410 buys what about $40,722 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Laredo ($37,250). A typical home costs $218,391, or 6.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in other Texas cities

Laredo ranks 10th of 10 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($51,800).

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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping salary in Laredo: questions

How much do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping make an hour in Laredo?

$17.02 an hour on average, and $16.33 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping salary in Laredo?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,930 a year and the 25th percentile is $28,930, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping take-home pay in Laredo?

About $30,632 a year ($2,553 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $35,410. Texas has no state income tax.

Do weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping earn more in Laredo than elsewhere?

The average here is 27% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($48,312).

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 43-5111; area Laredo, TX (29700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.7%.
  • 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 1.85, this job is 1.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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