Financial Managers salary in College Station, TX

Median pay for financial managers in College Station, TX: $124,560/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $76,540 – $230,060 · about 450 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($131,810) by −$7,250 (-6%).

What it's really worth in College Station

With College Station's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $124,560 has the buying power of about $136,489 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $58,659 · median home $310,961 · median rent $1,472/mo.

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How College Station ranks for this job

On raw pay, College Station, TX is 144th of the 187 metros we hold financial managers wages for. Once College Station's cost of living is applied, it ranks 108th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — College Station is one of the places where financial managers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in College Station

A median home in College Station, TX costs $310,961 — about 2.5× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,472/mo works out at 14% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where financial managers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to College Station.

Metro	Median pay	vs College Station	Rent vs College Station
New York, NY	$215,630	+73%	2.4×
San Jose, CA	$211,850	+70%	2.5×
San Francisco, CA	$203,620	+63%	2.2×
Boulder, CO	$176,880	+42%	1.5×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs College Station	Rent vs College Station
Houston, TX	$164,390	+32%	1.1×
Austin, TX	$162,490	+30%	1.1×
Dallas, TX	$160,930	+29%	1.1×
San Antonio, TX	$137,420	+10%	1×

Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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