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Salaries & Cost of Living in Denton County, TX

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 32 occupations in Denton County, TX.

Jobs listed
32
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Median of medians
$46,110
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,536
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
91%
29 of 32

Pay and cost of living in Denton County, TX

Denton County, TX is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX labor market, and this page summarizes 32 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $46,110 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Computer and Information Systems Managers at $173,810, and the lowest is Waiters and Waitresses at $24,160.

A one-bedroom apartment in Denton County, TX has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,536 a month and a two-bedroom $1,807. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $25,499 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $47,627 a year, and 29 of the 32 occupations listed here (91%) earn 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 Denton County, TX or against other counties.

All jobs in Denton County, TX, highest paying first

Showing 1–32 of 32.

Occupations in Denton County, TX ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,810$129,732$8,686
2Software Developers$133,290$102,037$6,378
3General and Operations Managers$111,010$86,647$5,096
4Registered Nurses$101,420$79,900$4,533
5Project Management Specialists$98,900$78,127$4,386
6Accountants and Auditors$82,620$66,674$3,431
7First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$73,070$59,956$2,871
8Human Resources Specialists$70,700$58,288$2,732
9Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$64,940$54,236$2,395
10Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$63,280$52,974$2,290
11Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,530$49,961$2,038
12Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,720$43,686$1,516
13Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,860$41,388$1,324
14Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,450$40,255$1,230
15First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$47,320$40,150$1,221
16Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,230$40,078$1,215
17Customer Service Representatives$44,990$38,278$1,065
18Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,310$37,732$1,019
19Office Clerks, General$44,060$37,531$1,003
20Construction Laborers$43,960$37,450$996
21Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,510$33,071$631
22Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$38,340$32,935$620
23First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$37,730$32,445$579
24Stockers and Order Fillers$37,590$32,332$569
25Security Guards$36,680$31,601$508
26Cooks, Restaurant$36,490$31,448$496
27Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,860$30,139$387
28Retail Salespersons$33,400$28,965$289
29Cashiers$29,910$26,161$55
30Fast Food and Counter Workers$28,070$24,683−$68
31Home Health and Personal Care Aides$26,900$23,727−$148
32Waiters and Waitresses$24,160$21,471−$336