TexasNo state income taxCOL index: 80

Salaries in Killeen, TX

Killeen, Texas offers career opportunities with no state income tax. Browse salary data for every major occupation below — all figures are Killeen-specific, updated quarterly from BLS and H-1B disclosures.

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Population
153,000
COL index
80 / 100
Avg 1BR rent
$950/mo
State income tax
None ✓

Technology salaries in Killeen

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Software Engineer$95K$130K$165K$210K+4.2%
Data Scientist$100K$138K$175K$220K+5.1%
Product Manager$110K$148K$190K$240K+3.8%
DevOps Engineer$105K$140K$178K$215K+6.2%
Cybersecurity Analyst$85K$115K$148K$185K+7.3%
UX Designer$72K$99K$130K$165K+3.1%
Machine Learning Engineer$125K$168K$215K$275K+8.4%
Cloud Architect$130K$170K$215K$265K+6.8%
Frontend Developer$82K$112K$145K$185K+4.5%
Backend Developer$90K$125K$160K$200K+4.3%
Full Stack Developer$88K$120K$155K$195K+4.6%
Mobile Developer$90K$125K$162K$205K+5.2%
Data Engineer$98K$132K$168K$210K+6.5%
Data Analyst$60K$82K$108K$140K+4%
Database Administrator$78K$105K$135K$170K+2.8%
Systems Administrator$62K$86K$112K$142K+2.2%
Network Engineer$75K$100K$130K$165K+3%
IT Manager$100K$135K$172K$215K+3.5%
Scrum Master$88K$115K$145K$180K+3.2%
Solutions Architect$120K$158K$200K$250K+5.8%
AI Engineer$130K$175K$225K$290K+12%
Blockchain Developer$110K$150K$195K$250K+7.5%
QA Engineer$70K$95K$125K$158K+3%
Site Reliability Engineer$115K$152K$192K$238K+7%
Embedded Systems Engineer$85K$112K$142K$178K+3.8%
Technical Writer$58K$79K$102K$130K+2.5%
IT Support Specialist$42K$58K$76K$98K+2%
Information Security Manager$115K$152K$195K$245K+7.8%
Penetration Tester$88K$118K$152K$195K+8.2%
Computer Vision Engineer$120K$162K$208K$265K+9.5%
NLP Engineer$125K$168K$215K$272K+10.2%
Game Developer$72K$98K$132K$172K+4.8%
Salesforce Developer$90K$120K$155K$195K+5.5%
ERP Consultant$85K$115K$150K$190K+3.8%

Healthcare salaries in Killeen

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Registered Nurse$65K$82K$104K$130K+3.5%
Physician Assistant$108K$130K$155K$185K+4.8%
Physical Therapist$75K$95K$115K$140K+3.2%
Healthcare Administrator$72K$104K$140K$185K+4.1%
Nurse Practitioner$100K$121K$145K$175K+5.2%
Pharmacist$118K$132K$148K$165K+1.2%
Medical Doctor$195K$248K$320K$420K+2.8%
Dentist$148K$180K$225K$290K+2.5%
Occupational Therapist$72K$90K$110K$132K+3.8%
Radiologist$290K$380K$470K$560K+2.2%
Surgeon$280K$380K$500K$650K+2.5%
Anesthesiologist$300K$390K$480K$580K+2.1%
Medical Lab Technician$42K$56K$72K$90K+3.2%
Respiratory Therapist$58K$72K$90K$112K+3.8%
Speech-Language Pathologist$68K$85K$105K$128K+4.2%
Clinical Psychologist$72K$95K$125K$162K+3.5%
Psychiatrist$195K$248K$310K$400K+3.8%
Medical Coder$42K$55K$70K$88K+2.8%
ICU Nurse$78K$98K$122K$150K+4%
Surgical Technologist$45K$58K$72K$90K+3.5%
Paramedic$38K$50K$65K$82K+3.2%
Registered Dietitian$52K$68K$86K$108K+3.5%
Optometrist$112K$138K$168K$210K+2.8%
Genetic Counselor$72K$90K$110K$135K+5.8%

Finance salaries in Killeen

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Financial Analyst$68K$95K$130K$180K+3.6%
Accountant$55K$78K$105K$140K+2.2%
Investment Banker$120K$180K$280K$450K+3.9%
Actuary$95K$125K$162K$205K+5.5%
Financial Advisor$58K$95K$148K$230K+3.8%
Portfolio Manager$115K$162K$225K$320K+4.2%
Risk Analyst$68K$92K$122K$158K+4.5%
Tax Manager$95K$128K$165K$210K+3%
Financial Controller$105K$140K$182K$235K+3.2%
Chief Financial Officer$175K$250K$360K$520K+3.5%
Credit Analyst$52K$70K$92K$120K+2.8%
Mortgage Loan Officer$48K$72K$108K$162K+2.5%
Compliance Officer$72K$98K$130K$172K+4.8%
Hedge Fund Analyst$115K$165K$240K$380K+3.5%
Private Equity Analyst$110K$158K$225K$350K+4%
Quantitative Analyst$125K$172K$230K$320K+6.2%
Bookkeeper$38K$48K$60K$76K+1%
Budget Analyst$62K$82K$104K$130K+2.5%
Insurance Underwriter$58K$78K$102K$132K+2%
Venture Capital Analyst$95K$135K$185K$260K+5.5%

Engineering salaries in Killeen

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Mechanical Engineer$72K$96K$124K$155K+2.8%
Petroleum Engineer$110K$145K$188K$240K+1.5%
Civil Engineer$68K$90K$118K$150K+3.4%
Electrical Engineer$78K$105K$136K$170K+3.1%
Chemical Engineer$80K$108K$140K$178K+2.5%
Aerospace Engineer$90K$122K$158K$198K+3.8%
Industrial Engineer$72K$96K$124K$158K+3.5%
Environmental Engineer$68K$92K$120K$152K+4.2%
Biomedical Engineer$72K$98K$128K$162K+5.2%
Structural Engineer$70K$92K$120K$152K+3.2%
Nuclear Engineer$95K$125K$158K$198K+2.2%
Materials Engineer$72K$98K$128K$162K+3%
Geotechnical Engineer$68K$90K$118K$150K+3.5%
Controls Engineer$78K$104K$134K$168K+4%
Manufacturing Engineer$70K$95K$122K$155K+3.2%
Process Engineer$72K$98K$128K$162K+3.5%
Quality Engineer$65K$88K$115K$148K+3%

Business salaries in Killeen

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Marketing Manager$78K$110K$152K$200K+3.3%
Human Resources Manager$75K$104K$140K$180K+2.9%
Project Manager$72K$98K$132K$170K+3.7%
Operations Manager$68K$98K$135K$180K+2.5%
Business Analyst$62K$85K$112K$145K+3.8%
Management Consultant$80K$115K$162K$225K+4.2%
Supply Chain Manager$78K$108K$142K$182K+4.5%
Sales Manager$72K$105K$152K$215K+3.5%
Account Executive$55K$78K$112K$162K+3.8%
Chief Executive Officer$155K$235K$380K$620K+3.2%
Chief Operating Officer$145K$210K$320K$480K+3%
Chief Marketing Officer$145K$210K$308K$460K+3.5%
General Manager$75K$108K$152K$210K+2.8%
Logistics Coordinator$42K$56K$72K$92K+3.5%
Purchasing Manager$78K$108K$140K$178K+2.5%
Digital Marketing Manager$68K$95K$128K$168K+5.5%
SEO Specialist$48K$65K$88K$118K+5.8%
Content Strategist$55K$75K$100K$130K+5.2%
Brand Manager$72K$98K$132K$172K+3.5%
Recruiter$48K$65K$88K$120K+3.2%
Executive Assistant$52K$68K$88K$112K+1.8%
Public Relations Manager$68K$95K$130K$172K+3%
Event Planner$42K$56K$75K$100K+3.8%

Education salaries in Killeen

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
K-12 Teacher$45K$62K$82K$105K+1.8%
University Professor$65K$90K$130K$190K+2.1%
School Principal$82K$102K$125K$152K+2.2%
Instructional Designer$58K$76K$98K$125K+4.5%
School Counselor$48K$62K$80K$100K+3%
Special Education Teacher$48K$65K$84K$108K+3.5%
Curriculum Developer$55K$72K$92K$118K+3.8%
Education Administrator$72K$95K$122K$155K+2.5%
Librarian$48K$62K$80K$100K+1.5%
Academic Advisor$40K$52K$68K$86K+3%
Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Attorney$78K$128K$208K$350K+3.5%
Paralegal$42K$56K$74K$95K+3.8%
Corporate Lawyer$115K$175K$280K$450K+3.8%
Patent Attorney$135K$185K$248K$340K+4.2%
Compliance Lawyer$100K$145K$198K$265K+5%
Judge$95K$135K$182K$240K+1.5%
Legal Operations Manager$95K$130K$170K$220K+6.5%

Construction salaries in Killeen

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Construction Manager$78K$105K$138K$180K+4.5%
Electrician$52K$68K$88K$115K+6.2%
Plumber$52K$68K$90K$118K+5.5%
HVAC Technician$48K$62K$80K$102K+5.8%
Welder$38K$50K$64K$82K+3.5%
Carpenter$42K$56K$74K$95K+4%
Land Surveyor$58K$78K$102K$130K+3.8%
Construction Estimator$62K$84K$110K$142K+4.2%

Real Estate salaries in Killeen

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Real Estate Agent$38K$62K$105K$180K+3.5%
Real Estate Broker$55K$95K$162K$275K+3.5%
Property Manager$48K$65K$88K$118K+3.2%
Real Estate Appraiser$52K$72K$98K$132K+2.8%
Commercial Real Estate Analyst$62K$88K$120K$162K+4%

Government salaries in Killeen

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Urban Planner$60K$80K$102K$130K+3.8%
Social Worker$40K$55K$72K$92K+3.5%
Firefighter$42K$58K$78K$102K+2.8%
Police Officer$48K$65K$88K$115K+2.5%
Military Officer$55K$82K$115K$155K+2%
Public Health Official$68K$92K$120K$155K+4.5%
Policy Analyst$58K$78K$102K$132K+3.5%
Government Budget Officer$62K$82K$105K$135K+2.5%

Science salaries in Killeen

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Biologist$55K$78K$105K$140K+3.5%
Chemist$58K$80K$108K$142K+3.2%
Physicist$78K$112K$152K$200K+4%
Geologist$62K$88K$118K$155K+3.8%
Epidemiologist$68K$90K$118K$152K+4.5%
Biochemist$62K$88K$122K$162K+4.2%
Environmental Scientist$55K$76K$100K$132K+4.8%
Research Scientist$72K$98K$132K$175K+4.5%
Pharmaceutical Data Scientist$105K$142K$182K$228K+7.5%
Clinical Research Coordinator$48K$62K$80K$102K+5.5%
Laboratory Manager$65K$88K$115K$148K+3.8%

Creative salaries in Killeen

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Graphic Designer$42K$58K$78K$102K+3%
Art Director$72K$100K$135K$178K+2.8%
Video Producer$48K$68K$95K$135K+4.2%
Copywriter$45K$62K$85K$115K+3.5%
Photographer$32K$46K$68K$100K+3%
Animator$52K$72K$98K$135K+4.5%
Journalist$38K$52K$72K$102K+1.5%
Social Media Manager$45K$60K$82K$110K+6.5%
Interior Designer$42K$58K$80K$108K+3.2%
Fashion Designer$48K$68K$98K$145K+2.5%
Music Producer$38K$62K$105K$185K+3.5%
UX Researcher$82K$112K$145K$185K+5.5%

Hospitality salaries in Killeen

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Hotel Manager$52K$72K$98K$135K+3.2%
Executive Chef$52K$68K$92K$128K+3.8%
Restaurant Manager$42K$56K$74K$98K+3.5%
Travel Agent$35K$46K$62K$85K+3%
Sommelier$42K$58K$82K$115K+3.2%

Retail salaries in Killeen

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Retail Store Manager$42K$58K$78K$105K+2%
Sales Representative$42K$62K$92K$138K+3.5%
Retail Buyer$52K$72K$98K$130K+2.5%
E-Commerce Manager$62K$85K$115K$152K+7.5%
Business Development Manager$72K$102K$140K$192K+4.5%

Transportation salaries in Killeen

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Airline Pilot$105K$160K$235K$330K+5.2%
Logistics Manager$72K$98K$130K$168K+4.5%
Truck Driver (CDL)$42K$52K$68K$88K+4.8%
Transportation Planner$62K$82K$108K$140K+4.2%
Fleet Manager$58K$78K$102K$132K+4%

Energy salaries in Killeen

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Energy Engineer$78K$105K$138K$175K+6.5%
Solar Installer$42K$52K$68K$88K+22%
Wind Turbine Technician$48K$60K$76K$98K+45%
Oil & Gas Operations Manager$110K$148K$192K$248K+2%
Energy Analyst$62K$85K$112K$145K+6%

Nonprofit salaries in Killeen

Job titleEntry (25th)MedianSenior (75th)Top (90th)YoY
Nonprofit Executive Director$62K$85K$118K$165K+3.2%
Grant Writer$48K$62K$80K$102K+3.5%
Fundraising Manager$52K$70K$95K$130K+3.8%
Case Manager$38K$50K$64K$82K+3.5%
Community Outreach Coordinator$38K$50K$65K$84K+3.8%

Working in Killeen, Texas: Salary Guide (2026)

Killeen is home to the Killeen–TX metropolitan area with a population of 153,000. The city has a cost of living index of 80 (US average = 100), meaning salaries go approximately 20% further here than in an average US city.

One of the most significant financial advantages of working in Killeen is Texas's complete absence of a state income tax. Workers here keep 5–9% more of their earnings compared to peers in California (9.3% state tax), New York (6.85%), or Illinois (4.95%).

Top-paying industries in Killeen

Texas's largest industries include energy (particularly oil & gas in the Houston area), technology (Austin is the fastest-growing tech hub in the US), healthcare, and aerospace. Petroleum engineers in Killeen earn among the highest salaries in the nation.

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