SOC 51-9061 · Laredo, TX metro

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Salary in Laredo, TX

The average salary for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Laredo, Texas is $36,480 a year ($17.54 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,120: half of the 150 people in this job in the Laredo, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 32% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,450).

$36,480average per year

$17.54 / hourMedian $35,120Take-home ≈ $31,492

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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

150people in this job
-32%vs U.S. average
#25 of 25Texas metros
87cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay range in Laredo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,130 a year or less, while the top 10% make $53,600 or more. The middle half of inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Laredo earn between $30,510 and $39,820.

  • $22K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $35KMedian
  • $40K75th
  • $54K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$36,480$3,040$17.54
Median$35,120$2,927$16.88
Entry level (25th percentile)$30,510$2,542$14.67
Experienced (75th percentile)$39,820$3,318$19.14

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay in Laredo vs. Texas and the U.S.

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Laredo earn 29% less than the Texas average ($51,370) and 32% less than the U.S. average ($53,450). At the median the gap is -28% against the U.S. median of $48,570.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Laredo$36,480$35,120$22,130$53,600150
Texas$51,370$46,210$32,200$78,56056,390
United States$53,450$48,570$35,510$77,860597,370

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary after taxes in Laredo

On the average salary of $36,480, a single filer in Laredo takes home about $31,492 a year, or $2,624 a month and $1,211 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Laredo a good place for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Laredo area are 13% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.0), so the average $36,480 buys what about $41,952 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Laredo ($37,250). A typical home costs $218,391, or 6.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in other Texas cities

Laredo ranks 25th of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; Beaumont pays the most ($61,790).

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Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($82,070).

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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Laredo: questions

How much do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers make an hour in Laredo?

$17.54 an hour on average, and $16.88 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salary in Laredo?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,130 a year and the 25th percentile is $30,510, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers take-home pay in Laredo?

About $31,492 a year ($2,624 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $36,480. Texas has no state income tax.

Do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers earn more in Laredo than elsewhere?

The average here is 32% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,450).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-9061; area Laredo, TX (29700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.36, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.36).

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