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Financial Managers salary in Killeen, TX

Median pay for financial managers in Killeen, TX: $127,490/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $66,460 – $239,200 · about 390 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($131,810) by −$4,320 (-3%).

What it's really worth in Killeen

With Killeen's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $127,490 has the buying power of about $138,075 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $63,394 · median home $252,591 · median rent $1,328/mo.

Full Killeen cost of living & taxes →

How Killeen ranks for this job

On raw pay, Killeen, TX is 124th of the 187 metros we hold financial managers wages for. Once Killeen's cost of living is applied, it ranks 94th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Killeen 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 Killeen

A median home in Killeen, TX costs $252,591 — about 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 $1,328/mo works out at 12% 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 Killeen.

MetroMedian payvs KilleenRent vs Killeen
New York, NY $215,630 +69% 2.6×
San Jose, CA $211,850 +66% 2.7×
San Francisco, CA $203,620 +60% 2.5×
Boulder, CO $176,880 +39% 1.7×

Same job elsewhere in TX

MetroMedian payvs KilleenRent vs Killeen
Houston, TX $164,390 +29% 1.2×
Austin, TX $162,490 +27% 1.2×
Dallas, TX $160,930 +26% 1.3×
San Antonio, TX $137,420 +8% 1.1×

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

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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 187 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.