Human Resources Managers salary in Killeen, TX

Median pay for human resources managers in Killeen, TX: $110,610/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $76,390 – $163,660 · about 100 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($123,200) by −$12,590 (-10%).

What it's really worth in Killeen

With Killeen's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $110,610 has the buying power of about $119,793 in an average-cost US metro.

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

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How Killeen ranks for this job

On raw pay, Killeen, TX is 136th of the 185 metros we hold human resources managers wages for. Once Killeen's cost of living is applied, it ranks 132nd.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Killeen sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Killeen

A median home in Killeen, TX costs $252,591 — about 2.3× 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 14% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where human resources managers earn more

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

Metro	Median pay	vs Killeen	Rent vs Killeen
San Jose, CA	$212,030	+92%	2.7×
San Francisco, CA	$196,760	+78%	2.5×
New York, NY	$181,080	+64%	2.6×
Washington, DC	$168,770	+53%	1.8×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Killeen	Rent vs Killeen
Houston, TX	$135,260	+22%	1.2×
Dallas, TX	$133,400	+21%	1.3×
Austin, TX	$132,030	+19%	1.2×
Beaumont, TX	$125,650	+14%	1×

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

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