Financial Managers salary in Lubbock, TX

Median pay for financial managers in Lubbock, TX: $128,610/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $72,590 – $237,230 · about 470 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($131,810) by −$3,200 (-2%).

What it's really worth in Lubbock

With Lubbock's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $128,610 has the buying power of about $141,345 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $61,535 · median home $213,766 · median rent $1,420/mo.

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How Lubbock ranks for this job

On raw pay, Lubbock, TX is 117th of the 187 metros we hold financial managers wages for. Once Lubbock's cost of living is applied, it ranks 71st.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Lubbock is one of the places where financial managers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Lubbock

A median home in Lubbock, TX costs $213,766 — about 1.7× 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 $1,420/mo works out at 13% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where financial managers earn more

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

Metro	Median pay	vs Lubbock	Rent vs Lubbock
New York, NY	$215,630	+68%	2.5×
San Jose, CA	$211,850	+65%	2.6×
San Francisco, CA	$203,620	+58%	2.3×
Boulder, CO	$176,880	+38%	1.6×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Lubbock	Rent vs Lubbock
Houston, TX	$164,390	+28%	1.2×
Austin, TX	$162,490	+26%	1.2×
Dallas, TX	$160,930	+25%	1.2×
San Antonio, TX	$137,420	+7%	1×

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

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