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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 89 occupations in Denton County, TX.

Jobs listed
89
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Median of medians
$56,360
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,536
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
93%
83 of 89

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 89 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $56,360 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Computer and Information Systems Managers at $173,810, and the lowest is Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers at $21,050.

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 $53,112 a year, and 83 of the 89 occupations listed here (93%) 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 1–50 of 89.

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
2Financial Managers$169,200$126,581$8,423
3Lawyers$168,510$126,110$8,384
4Marketing Managers$155,460$117,190$7,641
5Sales Managers$144,290$109,555$7,005
6Software Developers$133,290$102,037$6,378
7Data Scientists$127,750$98,250$6,063
8Computer Systems Analysts$122,520$94,675$5,765
9Medical and Health Services Managers$121,640$94,074$5,715
10General and Operations Managers$111,010$86,647$5,096
11Industrial Engineers$105,640$82,869$4,781
12Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$104,790$82,271$4,731
13Construction Managers$103,550$81,398$4,658
14Network and Computer Systems Administrators$103,260$81,194$4,641
15Management Analysts$102,860$80,913$4,618
16Registered Nurses$101,420$79,900$4,533
17Financial and Investment Analysts$100,350$79,147$4,471
18Project Management Specialists$98,900$78,127$4,386
19Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$92,910$73,913$4,034
20Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$86,740$69,573$3,673
21Accountants and Auditors$82,620$66,674$3,431
22Buyers and Purchasing Agents$79,420$64,423$3,244
23First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$78,740$63,945$3,204
24Compliance Officers$77,760$63,255$3,146
25First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$76,230$62,179$3,057
26Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$75,240$61,482$2,999
27First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$73,070$59,956$2,871
28Training and Development Specialists$71,010$58,507$2,751
29Human Resources Specialists$70,700$58,288$2,732
30First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$69,940$57,754$2,688
31Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$65,890$54,905$2,450
32Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$65,070$54,328$2,402
33Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$64,940$54,236$2,395
34Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,370$53,835$2,361
35Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,380$53,054$2,296
36Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$63,280$52,974$2,290
37Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$62,920$52,685$2,265
38Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$61,250$51,343$2,154
39Computer User Support Specialists$60,710$50,909$2,117
40First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$60,260$50,547$2,087
41Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$59,560$49,985$2,040
42Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,530$49,961$2,038
43Insurance Sales Agents$59,510$49,945$2,037
44Electricians$59,010$49,543$2,004
45Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$56,360$47,414$1,826
46Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,720$43,686$1,516
47Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$51,630$43,613$1,509
48Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$51,370$43,404$1,492
49Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$49,720$42,079$1,382
50Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,860$41,388$1,324