Pay and cost of living in Hays County, TX
Across the 5 occupations we cover in Hays County, TX, the middle median salary is $43,720 a year. Pay runs from $29,310 for Fast Food and Counter Workers up to $134,120 for Software Developers, a spread of $104,810. Wages come from the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Hays County, TX has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,530 a month and a two-bedroom $1,817. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $25,427 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $57,267 a year, and every one of the 5 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.