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Salaries & Cost of Living in Austin County, TX

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 24 occupations in Austin County, TX.

Jobs listed
24
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Median of medians
$40,375
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$817
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
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Pay and cost of living in Austin County, TX

Austin County, TX is part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX labor market, and this page summarizes 24 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $40,375 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is General and Operations Managers at $119,600, and the lowest is Waiters and Waitresses at $22,080.

A one-bedroom apartment in Austin County, TX has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $817 a month and a two-bedroom $1,069. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $16,871 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $42,217 a year, and every one of the 24 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Austin County, TX or against other counties.

All jobs in Austin County, TX, highest paying first

Showing 1–24 of 24.

Occupations in Austin County, TX ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1General and Operations Managers$119,600$92,680$6,317
2Registered Nurses$99,830$78,781$5,159
3Project Management Specialists$99,510$78,556$5,140
4Accountants and Auditors$85,090$68,412$4,295
5First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$65,990$54,975$3,175
6Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$64,500$53,927$3,088
7Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$63,090$52,821$2,996
8Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,840$47,799$2,577
9Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,750$39,692$1,902
10Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,710$39,660$1,899
11Construction Laborers$41,350$35,353$1,540
12Customer Service Representatives$40,380$34,574$1,475
13Office Clerks, General$40,370$34,566$1,475
14Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,000$32,662$1,316
15Stockers and Order Fillers$36,890$31,770$1,242
16First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$36,410$31,384$1,209
17Security Guards$35,460$30,621$1,146
18Cooks, Restaurant$35,050$30,291$1,118
19Retail Salespersons$31,340$27,310$870
20Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$30,650$26,756$824
21Cashiers$29,350$25,711$737
22Fast Food and Counter Workers$27,570$24,279$617
23Home Health and Personal Care Aides$23,440$20,878$334
24Waiters and Waitresses$22,080$19,758$241