Accountants & Auditors salary in Killeen, TX
Median pay for accountants & auditors in Killeen, TX: $71,020/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $46,090 – $123,140 · about 670 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($74,290) by −$3,270 (-4%).
What it's really worth in Killeen
With Killeen's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $71,020 has the buying power of about $76,916 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $63,394 · median home $252,591 · median rent $1,328/mo.
How Killeen ranks for this job
On raw pay, Killeen, TX is 127th of the 187 metros we hold accountants & auditors wages for. Once Killeen's cost of living is applied, it ranks 97th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Killeen is one of the places where accountants & auditors 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 3.6× 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 22% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
Where accountants & auditors 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 | $113,980 | +60% | 2.7× |
| San Francisco, CA | $103,990 | +46% | 2.5× |
| New York, NY | $103,900 | +46% | 2.6× |
| Washington, DC | $97,320 | +37% | 1.8× |
Same job elsewhere in TX
| Metro | Median pay | vs Killeen | Rent vs Killeen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | $81,830 | +15% | 1.2× |
| Austin, TX | $80,210 | +13% | 1.2× |
| Dallas, TX | $79,840 | +12% | 1.3× |
| San Antonio, TX | $77,490 | +9% | 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.