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Painters, Construction and Maintenance salary in Houston, TX

The median painters, construction and maintenance in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $46,140 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,271 a month.

10th percentile
$37,460
25th percentile
$39,610
Median percentile
$46,140
75th percentile
$49,730
90th percentile
$58,390

Based on 4,970 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

$39,253 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,140
Federal income tax−$3,357
Social Security + Medicare−$3,530
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,271
Every two weeks$1,510

Does it go far here?

$46,781Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
44%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

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