Tapers wages in Texas

The BLS reported a $21.65 median hourly wage for tapers in Texas in 2024. This page is generated only because that exact state-and-trade cell exists in the official OEWS data.

Important: These are worker wages, not contractor billing rates - a contractor's quote adds overhead, insurance, equipment, and margin. This page is pending YMYL review and is not eligible for indexing yet.

Median hourly wage

$21.65

BLS OEWS 2024

10th-90th percentile

$17.14-$29.49

Hourly worker wage range.

Employment

450

State employment estimate.

Median-wage rank

#25

of 26 jurisdictions with this trade.

What is unique in this BLS cell

State premium

Texas's median is -$9.57 per hour below the median state record for tapers ($31.21).

Labor-market size

This state ranks #5 by BLS employment among generated tapers records, with 450 workers reported.

Trend

Median hourly pay moved from $16.66 in 2021 to $21.65 in 2024, a +30% change.

2019-2024 median wage trend

Year	Median hourly wage
2019	BLS suppressed
2020	BLS suppressed
2021	$16.66
2022	$19.69
2023	$21.93
2024	$21.65

Same trade, large BLS labor markets

California $33.49 / 3,790 jobs Washington $33.93 / 1,510 jobs Arizona $23.16 / 1,020 jobs Nevada $27.57 / 990 jobs Utah $26.24 / 400 jobs Oregon $43.36 / 390 jobs Illinois $52.65 / 380 jobs

More pending Texas wage cells

Construction supervisors Carpenters Cement masons & concrete finishers Drywall & ceiling-tile installers Tile & stone setters Floor layers (non-carpet) Carpet installers Painters

Source and limitation

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2024. This page uses only the published BLS row for Tapers in Texas. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.

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