Running a carpentry business in San Antonio, TX
The San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area has about 2,240 carpenters. The median wage is $23.51 an hour, so half earn more and half earn less. That's in line with the Texas median of $23.51. Nationally, the median is $29.12, so San Antonio pays 19% less.
Market snapshot
- Carpenters employed in the metro area
- 2,240
- Median hourly wage
- $23.51
- Middle 50% earn
- $21.91 to $26.49 an hour
- Median annual wage
- $48,900
- Texas median hourly wage
- $23.51
- U.S. median hourly wage
- $29.12
- Job concentration
- 0.46× the national share
- Finish carpentry contractors in the metro area
- 125
- San Antonio population
- 1,479,835
- Median year homes were built in San Antonio
- 1985
Job concentration compares the share of local jobs held by carpenters with the share nationwide. Above 1 means the trade is more concentrated here than average.
How San Antonio ranks in Texas
- #4 of 25 Texas metros for the number of carpenters
- #7 of 25 for median hourly wage
Carpentry in nearby cities
| City | Workers in the metro | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | 2,540 | $24.16 |
| Victoria, TX | 30 | $23.78 |
| Killeen, TX | 270 | $22.87 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 1,250 | $22.69 |
| Laredo, TX | 100 | $19.97 |
| College Station, TX | 170 | $22.58 |
How Tradesman helps carpentry businesses in San Antonio
Materials and labor on one estimate
Separate labor lines from materials, add your scope of work, and send a clean PDF the customer can approve online.
Track every hour on custom work
Clock time against each job so you know how long built-ins really take and can price the next one with confidence.
Keep an order list
Add lumber and hardware to a shared order list for the job, then mark it ordered and received.
Questions about carpentry in San Antonio
How much do carpenters make in San Antonio?
In May 2025, the median wage for carpenters in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area was $23.51 an hour. The middle half earned between $21.91 and $26.49 an hour.
How many carpenters work in San Antonio?
About 2,240 carpenters worked in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
How many finish carpentry contractors are in San Antonio?
The San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area had 125 establishments classified as finish carpentry contractors in 2023, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns.
Sources
Figures cover the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area unless they name San Antonio. Wages are for employees, not business owners.
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