Texas pay · SOC 47-3019

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other

May 2025 estimates for Texas and its published labor markets.

Statewide pay

BLS May 2025, Texas. Published annual and hourly estimates.
MeasureAnnual payHourly pay
10th percentile$33,770$16.23
25th percentile$36,800$17.69
Median$40,610$19.52
75th percentile$46,880$22.54
90th percentile$49,150$23.63
Average$41,880$20.14

A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.

Estimated employment: 5,060. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

The middle half of annual wages runs from $36,800 to $46,880 in 2025, a span of $10,080. Percentiles describe the wage distribution across jobs. They do not identify experience levels or promise an offer.

Compare labor markets

Across 13 distinct areas with comparable 2025 estimates, medians range from $33,510 in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area to $45,830 in Longview, TX.

Each published area appears once. Employment totals across counties must not be added together.
Published areaMedian annual payEstimated jobs
Abilene, TXNot released60
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$38,750220
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$45,560230
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$36,31050
Corpus Christi, TX$44,060140
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$42,7801,060
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$33,51070
El Paso, TX$35,55070
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$43,54060
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$43,8601,750
Longview, TX$45,830Not available
Midland, TX$39,65090
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$36,59060
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$37,340210

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