Driver/Sales Workers
Laredo, TX metropolitan area. Estimated employment 320.
Where you sit in the distribution
That is the median — half of driver/sales workers in Laredo earn more.
$45,750 in Laredo buys what $52,600 buys across the country as a whole.
Laredo's regional price parity is 87.0 — well below the national average — the nominal figure understates local buying power considerably. Adjusted figures for other metros are in the nearby-metros table below.
The same job, elsewhere in Texas
Adjusted figures apply each metro's regional price parity, so the columns are directly comparable.
| Metro area | Median | Adjusted | RPP | vs. Laredo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laredo This page | $45,750 | $52,600 | 87.0 | — |
| Dallas | $44,440 | $43,100 | 103.1 | −18.1% |
| Midland | $39,960 | $41,700 | 95.8 | −20.7% |
| Odessa | $38,580 | $41,100 | 93.9 | −21.9% |
| Austin | $37,220 | $38,000 | 98.1 | −27.9% |
| Victoria | $36,600 | $40,700 | 89.8 | −22.6% |
| Amarillo | $35,330 | $38,500 | 91.8 | −26.9% |
| San Antonio | $35,180 | $37,100 | 94.7 | −29.4% |
Price parity and difference against Laredo are in the full table on wider screens.
Nominal against real
The same median, once as published and once restated in 2025 dollars.
Published pay rose 98.8% over the five years to 2025. Adjusted for inflation it still rose 67.3% — pay has outrun prices since 2021. The two lines meet at the right edge by construction, since 2025 is the base year.
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Inflation
- Real figures deflate by CPI-U annual averages (BLS, all items, US city average).
- Employment
- 320 employed in this occupation in the metro (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 53-3031, Driver/Sales Workers. Mapped to our taxonomy as driver-sales-workers.
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