Lawyers salary in Killeen, TX

Median pay for lawyers in Killeen, TX: $122,270/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $77,290 – $239,200 · about 220 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($119,840) by +$2,430 (+2%).

What it's really worth in Killeen

With Killeen's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $122,270 has the buying power of about $132,421 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 83rd of the 183 metros we hold lawyers wages for. Once Killeen's cost of living is applied, it ranks 65th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Killeen is one of the places where lawyers 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 lawyers 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	$239,200	+96%	2.7×
San Francisco, CA	$217,340	+78%	2.5×
Los Angeles, CA	$194,020	+59%	2.2×
New York, NY	$185,790	+52%	2.6×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Killeen	Rent vs Killeen
Corpus Christi, TX	$178,670	+46%	1.1×
Dallas, TX	$161,620	+32%	1.3×
Houston, TX	$152,260	+25%	1.2×
Austin, TX	$134,570	+10%	1.2×

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

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