Rack and Stack / Hardware Deployment Technician Salary in Laredo, TX

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BLS does not measure Rack and Stack / Hardware Deployment Technician as its own occupation, so this page uses Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers (SOC 49-2011, closest proxy). The median annual wage in Laredo, TX was $37,210 (BLS, May 2025), and the middle half earned $33,870 to $46,700. That is $10,600 below the national median of $47,810.

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Closest proxy

Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers is the closest occupational proxy based on the work described, not a separate data center wage series. BLS does not distinguish this title, experience level, shift, credentials or data center employers. Confirm the actual duties before using this comparison.

Laredo, TX

Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers, Laredo, TX, annual wages
Point	Annual wage	Meaning
10th percentile	$30,000	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th percentile	$33,870	25% earned less than this.
Median	$37,210	Half earned less, half earned more.
75th percentile	$46,700	75% earned less than this.
90th percentile	$51,030	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$40,320	Average wage.

Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers, Laredo, TX, hourly wages
Point	Hourly wage	Meaning
10th percentile	$14.42	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th percentile	$16.28	25% earned less than this.
Median	$17.89	Half earned less, half earned more.
75th percentile	$22.45	75% earned less than this.
90th percentile	$24.54	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$19.39	Average wage.

United States

Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers, United States, annual wages
Point	Annual wage	Meaning
10th percentile	$35,910	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th percentile	$38,900	25% earned less than this.
Median	$47,810	Half earned less, half earned more.
75th percentile	$59,870	75% earned less than this.
90th percentile	$71,730	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$50,880	Average wage.

Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers, United States, hourly wages
Point	Hourly wage	Meaning
10th percentile	$17.26	10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than this.
25th percentile	$18.7	25% earned less than this.
Median	$22.99	Half earned less, half earned more.
75th percentile	$28.78	75% earned less than this.
90th percentile	$34.49	90% earned less than this.
Mean	$24.46	Average wage.

What BLS wages include: base pay plus any guaranteed or production-based incentive pay. What they leave out: overtime, discretionary bonus, benefits, per diem and relocation.

Employment: 70. Location quotient: 1.41.

Location quotient measures job concentration, not pay. A value above 1 means the occupation makes up a larger share of local jobs than it does nationally. It says nothing about wages.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 49-2011 Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers, Laredo, TX. View this release at BLS.

Pay relative to all occupations

Median for this occupation divided by the all-occupations median, same area, same annual basis
Measure	Value
This occupation, median	$37,210
All occupations (SOC 00-0000), median	$37,250
Relative wage	1.00 times

A ratio of 1.00 means the same median as all workers in the area. It is arithmetic on two BLS medians, not a BLS statistic.

Change since the prior BLS release

Median annual wage, same SOC and same BLS area code, two releases
Reference period	Median
May 2024	$35,870
May 2025	$37,210
Difference	+$1,340 (+3.7%)

Two published BLS values, shown as released. Not annualized, not adjusted for inflation, and BLS metro boundaries and survey panels can differ between releases.

What is inside the BLS pay figure

For construction and commissioning hires, separate expense reimbursements and overtime from straight-time pay. Check a project bonus on its actual terms. Guaranteed pay and production incentives count in BLS wages; discretionary nonproduction bonuses do not.

Pay components for Deployment, Rack & Stack and Structured Cabling roles against the BLS wage definition
Component	In the BLS figure?	Note
Base rate and guaranteed pay	Included	BLS counts the "base rate" and "guaranteed pay".
Production and incentive pay	Included	BLS counts "incentive pay including commissions and production bonuses".
On-call pay	Included	BLS lists "on-call pay" and "hazardous-duty pay" as wages.
Overtime pay matters here	Left out	BLS excludes "overtime pay". Straight-time pay only.
Shift differentials	Left out	BLS excludes "shift differentials", so night and weekend premiums are not in the figure.
Project-completion and discretionary bonuses matters here	Depends on the terms	Guaranteed pay and production incentives are included. Discretionary nonproduction bonuses are excluded. Check how the payment is defined.
Per diem, travel and relocation matters here	Left out	BLS does not name these as wages. They are expense reimbursements and are not in the figure.
Benefits and employer costs	Left out	BLS excludes "employer costs for supplementary benefits".

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