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Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other salary in Houston, TX

The median helpers, construction trades, all other in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $43,860 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,118 a month.

10th percentile
$35,880
25th percentile
$38,220
Median percentile
$43,860
75th percentile
$48,160
90th percentile
$51,540

Based on 1,750 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

$37,422 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,860
Federal income tax−$3,083
Social Security + Medicare−$3,355
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,118
Every two weeks$1,439

Does it go far here?

$44,470Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
46%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 helpers, construction trades, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Texas