Web Developers salary in Longview, TX
Median pay for web developers in Longview, TX: $62,600/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $37,720 – $122,920 · about 30 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($76,305) by −$13,705 (-18%).
What it's really worth in Longview
With Longview's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $62,600 has the buying power of about $70,360 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $62,910 · median home $220,865 · median rent $1,203/mo.
How Longview ranks for this job
On raw pay, Longview, TX is 127th of the 148 metros we hold web developers wages for. Once Longview's cost of living is applied, it ranks 112th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Longview is one of the places where web developers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.
What that salary buys in Longview
A median home in Longview, TX costs $220,865 — about 3.5× 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 $1,203/mo works out at 23% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
Where web developers earn more
Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Longview.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Longview | Rent vs Longview |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $157,390 | +151% | 3× |
| San Francisco, CA | $141,980 | +127% | 2.7× |
| Oxnard, CA | $125,280 | +100% | 2.5× |
| Vallejo, CA | $116,640 | +86% | 2× |
Same job elsewhere in TX
| Metro | Median pay | vs Longview | Rent vs Longview |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | $97,560 | +56% | 1.4× |
| Dallas, TX | $93,200 | +49% | 1.4× |
| Houston, TX | $93,180 | +49% | 1.4× |
| San Antonio, TX | $83,360 | +33% | 1.2× |
Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Other jobs in Longview
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 148 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.