Software Developers salary in Killeen, TX

Median pay for software developers in Killeen, TX: $118,320/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $69,280 – $155,390 · about 580 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($111,055) by +$7,265 (+7%).

What it's really worth in Killeen

With Killeen's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $118,320 has the buying power of about $128,143 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 68th of the 186 metros we hold software developers wages for. Once Killeen's cost of living is applied, it ranks 39th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Killeen is one of the places where software developers 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 2.1× 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 13% 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 Killeen.

Metro	Median pay	vs Killeen	Rent vs Killeen
San Jose, CA	$199,100	+68%	2.7×
San Francisco, CA	$172,340	+46%	2.5×
Seattle, WA	$167,030	+41%	1.7×
Santa Maria, CA	$154,200	+30%	2.5×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Killeen	Rent vs Killeen
Austin, TX	$131,320	+11%	1.2×
Dallas, TX	$129,490	+9%	1.3×
Houston, TX	$125,720	+6%	1.2×
San Antonio, TX	$124,600	+5%	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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