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Construction Laborers salary in Houston, TX

The median construction laborers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $41,350 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,950 a month.

10th percentile
$34,880
25th percentile
$37,070
Median percentile
$41,350
75th percentile
$47,590
90th percentile
$58,310

Based on 34,080 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$35,405 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,350
Federal income tax−$2,782
Social Security + Medicare−$3,163
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,950
Every two weeks$1,362

Does it go far here?

$41,925Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houston, TX

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,690
Physicians, All Other$292,490
Nurse Anesthetists$275,310
Chief Executives$275,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$274,410
Anesthesiologists$210,230
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$174,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,160

All construction laborers salaries · Take-home pay in Texas