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Salary vs. Cost of Living in Texas

Compare take-home pay and living costs across 67 counties and 93 occupations in Texas.

Counties
67
TX, listed here
Occupations
93
with published wages
Median of medians
$48,860
per year, before tax
Population covered
23,611,256
residents in listed counties

Salary and cost of living across Texas

This page covers 67 Texas counties and 93 occupations with published wages. Across all of them the median of the median salaries is $48,860 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 $775 a month in Cass 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 $56,360. Bexar 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 1–60 of 67.

Counties in Texas with pay and rent summaries
CountyPopulationJobs listedTypical median pay1-bedroom rentJobs covering basics
Harris County, TX4,838,30375$49,670$1,261/mo95%
Dallas County, TX2,621,17989$56,360$1,536/mo93%
Tarrant County, TX2,167,39089$56,360$1,481/mo94%
Bexar County, TX2,067,34123$38,860$1,196/mo100%
Travis County, TX1,330,01527$48,470$1,530/mo93%
Collin County, TX1,163,33789$56,360$1,536/mo93%
Denton County, TX979,56189$56,360$1,536/mo93%
Fort Bend County, TX893,76774$49,565$1,261/mo95%
Hidalgo County, TX891,9772$23,375$806/mo100%
El Paso County, TX870,7794$25,265$969/mo100%
Montgomery County, TX684,43274$49,565$1,261/mo95%
Williamson County, TX672,68827$48,470$1,530/mo93%
Cameron County, TX426,1201$23,500$884/mo100%
Brazoria County, TX391,25574$49,565$1,212/mo95%
Galveston County, TX358,99074$49,565$1,261/mo95%
Hays County, TX268,63827$48,470$1,530/mo93%
Ellis County, TX213,16089$56,360$1,536/mo93%
Johnson County, TX195,59789$56,360$1,481/mo94%
Comal County, TX183,82623$38,860$1,196/mo100%
Guadalupe County, TX183,64223$38,860$1,196/mo100%
Kaufman County, TX172,60489$56,360$1,536/mo93%
Parker County, TX165,16889$56,360$1,481/mo94%
Rockwall County, TX123,61789$56,360$1,536/mo93%
Hunt County, TX108,97289$56,360$1,536/mo93%
Bastrop County, TX106,58227$48,470$1,530/mo93%
Liberty County, TX103,38074$49,565$1,261/mo95%
Henderson County, TX84,8621$23,560$910/mo100%
Wise County, TX75,00589$56,360$892/mo100%
Hood County, TX65,8941$23,560$1,297/mo0%
Van Zandt County, TX62,6491$23,560$905/mo100%
Waller County, TX61,55274$49,565$1,261/mo95%
Anderson County, TX58,4391$23,560$945/mo100%
Navarro County, TX54,7111$23,560$951/mo100%
Medina County, TX53,54723$38,860$941/mo100%
Wilson County, TX52,78123$38,860$1,196/mo100%
Cherokee County, TX51,8861$23,560$812/mo100%
Chambers County, TX51,49874$49,565$1,261/mo95%
Atascosa County, TX51,00823$38,860$982/mo100%
Lamar County, TX50,6691$23,560$793/mo100%
Caldwell County, TX48,66927$48,470$1,530/mo93%
Kendall County, TX48,56723$38,860$1,285/mo100%
Wood County, TX46,9611$23,560$862/mo100%
Erath County, TX43,7941$23,560$963/mo100%
Cooke County, TX43,0461$23,560$1,004/mo100%
Hopkins County, TX37,7841$23,560$1,020/mo100%
Fannin County, TX37,3261$23,560$836/mo100%
Titus County, TX31,3631$23,560$863/mo100%
Austin County, TX31,17074$49,565$817/mo100%
Palo Pinto County, TX29,2951$23,560$908/mo100%
Cass County, TX28,5681$23,560$775/mo100%
San Jacinto County, TX28,44174$49,565$1,068/mo97%
Bandera County, TX22,02123$38,860$1,196/mo100%
Montague County, TX21,0461$23,560$907/mo100%
Young County, TX18,0291$23,560$805/mo100%
Eastland County, TX18,0111$23,560$868/mo100%
Comanche County, TX13,9501$23,560$777/mo100%
Camp County, TX12,7981$23,560$781/mo100%
Rains County, TX12,7751$23,560$800/mo100%
Morris County, TX12,0761$23,560$807/mo100%
Red River County, TX11,6111$23,560$807/mo100%