SOC 49-9044 · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro

Millwrights Salary in San Antonio, TX

The average salary for millwrights in San Antonio, Texas is $58,120 a year ($27.94 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,400: half of the 240 people in this job in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 17% less than the U.S. average for this job ($69,780).

$58,120average per year

$27.94 / hourMedian $59,400Take-home ≈ $48,879

  • $29K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $82K90th

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

240people in this job
-17%vs U.S. average
#8 of 8Texas metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Millwrights pay range in San Antonio

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,030 a year or less, while the top 10% make $81,560 or more. The middle half of millwrights in San Antonio earn between $44,210 and $65,500.

  • $29K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $82K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$58,120$4,843$27.94
Median$59,400$4,950$28.56
Entry level (25th percentile)$44,210$3,684$21.25
Experienced (75th percentile)$65,500$5,458$31.49

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

Millwrights pay in San Antonio vs. Texas and the U.S.

Millwrights in San Antonio earn 9% less than the Texas average ($63,840) and 17% less than the U.S. average ($69,780). At the median the gap is -10% against the U.S. median of $65,700.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
San Antonio$58,120$59,400$29,030$81,560240
Texas$63,840$62,630$38,510$92,4903,540
United States$69,780$65,700$46,290$93,60040,330

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

Millwrights salary after taxes in San Antonio

On the average salary of $58,120, a single filer in San Antonio takes home about $48,879 a year, or $4,073 a month and $1,880 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 San Antonio a good place for millwrights? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the San Antonio area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.7), so the average $58,120 buys what about $61,362 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in San Antonio ($47,010). A typical home costs $280,297, or 4.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Millwrights salary in other Texas cities

San Antonio ranks 8th of 8 Texas metro areas for this job; Houston pays the most ($72,140).

All Millwrights salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for millwrights

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($104,030).

Millwrights salary by city

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Millwrights salary in San Antonio: questions

How much do millwrights make an hour in San Antonio?

$27.94 an hour on average, and $28.56 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level millwrights salary in San Antonio?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,030 a year and the 25th percentile is $44,210, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the millwrights take-home pay in San Antonio?

About $48,879 a year ($4,073 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $58,120. Texas has no state income tax.

Do millwrights earn more in San Antonio than elsewhere?

The average here is 17% less than the U.S. average for this job ($69,780).

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 49-9044; area San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (41700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.6%.
  • 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 0.83, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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