Software Developers salary in College Station, TX

Median pay for software developers in College Station, TX: $98,670/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $58,870 – $152,050 · about 580 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($111,055) by −$12,385 (-11%).

What it's really worth in College Station

With College Station's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $98,670 has the buying power of about $108,120 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 164th of the 186 metros we hold software developers wages for. Once College Station's cost of living is applied, it ranks 156th.

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

What that salary buys in College Station

A median home in College Station, TX costs $310,961 — about 3.2× 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 18% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where software developers 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
San Jose, CA	$199,100	+102%	2.5×
San Francisco, CA	$172,340	+75%	2.2×
Seattle, WA	$167,030	+69%	1.5×
Santa Maria, CA	$154,200	+56%	2.3×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs College Station	Rent vs College Station
Austin, TX	$131,320	+33%	1.1×
Dallas, TX	$129,490	+31%	1.1×
Houston, TX	$125,720	+27%	1.1×
San Antonio, TX	$124,600	+26%	1×

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

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