Helpers--Carpenters Salary — San Antonio, Texas

The average Helpers--Carpenters in San Antonio, Texas earns $39,340 a year.

$39,340 / year, mean
↓ 8.9% below national average 43th percentile in Texas

San Antonio sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Texas — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's noticeably below the national average for helpers--carpenters, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Texas

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
110
Estimate confidence
RSE 5.0%
Cost of living 95 #107 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2109 #114 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $280,297 #116 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $74,297 #76 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: San Antonio ranks #107 for cost of living and #116 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Los Angeles $62,310 San Francisco $60,900 Santa Cruz $58,160 Wenatchee $52,960 Seattle $50,330 Sacramento $49,950 Chicago $49,300 Kiryas Joel $48,740 Portland $48,540 Stockton $47,950 Oxnard $47,610 New York $47,340 Beaumont $46,750 Charlottesville $46,520 Olympia $45,670 San Diego $45,590 Riverside $45,340 Austin $44,170 Atlantic City $43,870 Houston $43,850 Pittsburgh $43,780 Sarasota $43,730 Naples $43,720 Richmond $43,720 Winchester $43,410 Buffalo $43,110 Syracuse $42,670 Tampa $42,640 Philadelphia $42,380 Virginia Beach $42,360 Miami $42,210 Rochester $42,150 Dallas $41,990 Roanoke $41,940 Detroit $41,480 Orlando $41,360 Lancaster $41,080 Port St. Lucie $40,800 Fort Myers $40,640 Lynchburg $40,600 Jacksonville $40,510 Baltimore $39,530 San Antonio $39,340 Hagerstown $37,970 Waco $37,820 Scranton $37,720 Huntington $35,040 El Paso $32,050
CityMean salaryvs. San Antonio
Atlantic City, New Jersey$43,870+11.5%
Austin, Texas$44,170+12.3%
Baltimore, Maryland$39,530+0.5%
Beaumont, Texas$46,750+18.8%
Buffalo, New York$43,110+9.6%
Fort Myers, Florida$40,640+3.3%
Charlottesville, Virginia$46,520+18.3%
Chicago, Illinois$49,300+25.3%
Dallas, Texas$41,990+6.7%
Detroit, Michigan$41,480+5.4%
El Paso, Texas$32,050-18.5%
Hagerstown, Maryland$37,970-3.5%
Houston, Texas$43,850+11.5%
Huntington, West Virginia$35,040-10.9%
Jacksonville, Florida$40,510+3.0%
Kiryas Joel, New York$48,740+23.9%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$41,080+4.4%
Los Angeles, California$62,310+58.4%
Lynchburg, Virginia$40,600+3.2%
Miami, Florida$42,210+7.3%
Naples, Florida$43,720+11.1%
New York, New York$47,340+20.3%
Sarasota, Florida$43,730+11.2%
Olympia, Washington$45,670+16.1%
Orlando, Florida$41,360+5.1%
Oxnard, California$47,610+21.0%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$42,380+7.7%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$43,780+11.3%
Portland, Oregon$48,540+23.4%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$40,800+3.7%
Richmond, Virginia$43,720+11.1%
Riverside, California$45,340+15.3%
Roanoke, Virginia$41,940+6.6%
Rochester, New York$42,150+7.1%
Sacramento, California$49,950+27.0%
San Diego, California$45,590+15.9%
San Francisco, California$60,900+54.8%
Santa Cruz, California$58,160+47.8%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$37,720-4.1%
Seattle, Washington$50,330+27.9%
Stockton, California$47,950+21.9%
Syracuse, New York$42,670+8.5%
Tampa, Florida$42,640+8.4%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$42,360+7.7%
Waco, Texas$37,820-3.9%
Wenatchee, Washington$52,960+34.6%
Winchester, Virginia$43,410+10.3%
Gross salary
39,340/yr
Estimated take-home
33,790/yr
Est. total withheld
14.1%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Texas has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 47-3012 SOC code
Official area San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 41700 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
New Braunfels
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Texas

Population (metro area)
2,612,802