Web Developers salary in Waco, TX

Median pay for web developers in Waco, TX: $71,760/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $43,880 – $122,870 · about 50 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($76,305) by −$4,545 (-6%).

What it's really worth in Waco

With Waco's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $71,760 has the buying power of about $78,740 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $59,193 · median home $256,772 · median rent $1,404/mo.

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How Waco ranks for this job

On raw pay, Waco, TX is 88th of the 148 metros we hold web developers wages for. Once Waco's cost of living is applied, it ranks 75th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Waco sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Waco

A median home in Waco, TX costs $256,772 — 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 $1,404/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 Waco.

Metro	Median pay	vs Waco	Rent vs Waco
San Jose, CA	$157,390	+119%	2.6×
San Francisco, CA	$141,980	+98%	2.3×
Oxnard, CA	$125,280	+75%	2.1×
Vallejo, CA	$116,640	+63%	1.7×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Waco	Rent vs Waco
Austin, TX	$97,560	+36%	1.2×
Dallas, TX	$93,200	+30%	1.2×
Houston, TX	$93,180	+30%	1.2×
San Antonio, TX	$83,360	+16%	1×

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

Who hires web developers around Waco

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• H-E-B Stores · Retail

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