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Salary vs. Cost of Living in Texas

Compare take-home pay and living costs across 35 counties and 33 occupations in Texas.

Counties
35
TX, listed here
Occupations
33
with published wages
Median of medians
$44,060
per year, before tax
Population covered
21,409,680
residents in listed counties

Salary and cost of living across Texas

This page covers 35 Texas counties and 33 occupations with published wages. Across all of them the median of the median salaries is $44,060 a year. Each county links to its own list of jobs, with take-home pay and cost-of-living math for every one.

Housing is the biggest difference between places: a one-bedroom Fair Market Rent runs from $806 a month in Hidalgo County, TX to $1,536 in Dallas County, TX. Among counties with at least 20 listed occupations, Dallas County, TX has the highest median-of-medians pay at $46,110. Wise County, TX has the largest share of occupations (100%) whose take-home pay covers rent, food, energy and gasoline.

Counties in Texas, largest first

Showing 1–35 of 35.

Counties in Texas with pay and rent summaries
CountyPopulationJobs listedTypical median pay1-bedroom rentJobs covering basics
Harris County, TX4,838,30324$40,375$1,261/mo92%
Dallas County, TX2,621,17932$46,110$1,536/mo91%
Tarrant County, TX2,167,39032$46,110$1,481/mo91%
Bexar County, TX2,067,3414$35,265$1,196/mo100%
Travis County, TX1,330,0155$43,720$1,530/mo100%
Collin County, TX1,163,33732$46,110$1,536/mo91%
Denton County, TX979,56132$46,110$1,536/mo91%
Fort Bend County, TX893,76724$40,375$1,261/mo92%
Hidalgo County, TX891,9771$23,960$806/mo100%
Montgomery County, TX684,43224$40,375$1,261/mo92%
Williamson County, TX672,6885$43,720$1,530/mo100%
Brazoria County, TX391,25524$40,375$1,212/mo92%
Galveston County, TX358,99024$40,375$1,261/mo92%
Hays County, TX268,6385$43,720$1,530/mo100%
Ellis County, TX213,16032$46,110$1,536/mo91%
Johnson County, TX195,59732$46,110$1,481/mo91%
Comal County, TX183,8264$35,265$1,196/mo100%
Guadalupe County, TX183,6424$35,265$1,196/mo100%
Kaufman County, TX172,60432$46,110$1,536/mo91%
Parker County, TX165,16832$46,110$1,481/mo91%
Rockwall County, TX123,61732$46,110$1,536/mo91%
Hunt County, TX108,97232$46,110$1,536/mo91%
Bastrop County, TX106,5825$43,720$1,530/mo100%
Liberty County, TX103,38024$40,375$1,261/mo92%
Wise County, TX75,00532$46,110$892/mo100%
Waller County, TX61,55224$40,375$1,261/mo92%
Medina County, TX53,5474$35,265$941/mo100%
Wilson County, TX52,7814$35,265$1,196/mo100%
Chambers County, TX51,49824$40,375$1,261/mo92%
Atascosa County, TX51,0084$35,265$982/mo100%
Caldwell County, TX48,6695$43,720$1,530/mo100%
Kendall County, TX48,5674$35,265$1,285/mo100%
Austin County, TX31,17024$40,375$817/mo100%
San Jacinto County, TX28,44124$40,375$1,068/mo96%
Bandera County, TX22,0214$35,265$1,196/mo100%