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Salaries & Cost of Living in Brazoria County, TX

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 74 occupations in Brazoria County, TX.

Jobs listed
74
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Median of medians
$49,565
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,212
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
95%
70 of 74

Pay and cost of living in Brazoria County, TX

Brazoria County, TX is part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX labor market, and this page summarizes 74 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $49,565 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Computer and Information Systems Managers at $172,160, and the lowest is Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers at $21,850.

A one-bedroom apartment in Brazoria County, TX has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,212 a month and a two-bedroom $1,319. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $21,611 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $49,678 a year, and 70 of the 74 occupations listed here (95%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Brazoria County, TX or against other counties.

All jobs in Brazoria County, TX, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 74.

Occupations in Brazoria County, TX ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,160$128,604$8,916
2Financial Managers$166,910$125,016$8,617
3Lawyers$157,980$118,912$8,108
4Sales Managers$135,880$103,807$6,850
5Software Developers$129,440$99,405$6,483
6Medical and Health Services Managers$124,400$95,960$6,196
7General and Operations Managers$119,600$92,680$5,922
8Construction Managers$103,530$81,384$4,981
9Civil Engineers$100,950$79,569$4,830
10Registered Nurses$99,830$78,781$4,764
11Project Management Specialists$99,510$78,556$4,745
12Accountants and Auditors$85,090$68,412$3,900
13First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$78,250$63,600$3,499
14Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$77,550$63,107$3,458
15Buyers and Purchasing Agents$76,290$62,221$3,384
16First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$76,020$62,031$3,368
17First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,330$61,546$3,328
18Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$74,570$61,011$3,283
19Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$73,030$59,928$3,193
20Human Resources Specialists$72,550$59,590$3,165
21Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$67,370$55,946$2,861
22First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$65,990$54,975$2,780
23Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$65,540$54,658$2,754
24Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$64,500$53,927$2,693
25Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,670$53,287$2,640
26Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,180$52,894$2,607
27Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$63,090$52,821$2,601
28Training and Development Specialists$62,630$52,452$2,570
29Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$61,300$51,383$2,481
30First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$60,760$50,949$2,445
31Computer User Support Specialists$59,250$49,736$2,344
32Electricians$59,180$49,680$2,339
33Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$57,940$48,683$2,256
34Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,840$47,799$2,182
35Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$51,040$43,139$1,794
36Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$50,940$43,059$1,787
37Carpenters$49,670$42,038$1,702
38Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$49,460$41,870$1,688
39First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,970$39,869$1,521
40Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,750$39,692$1,507
41Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,710$39,660$1,504
42Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$46,630$39,596$1,499
43Pharmacy Technicians$46,400$39,411$1,483
44Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$45,990$39,081$1,456
45Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,210$37,651$1,337
46Light Truck Drivers$43,920$37,418$1,317
47Bus Drivers, School$43,570$37,137$1,294
48Medical Assistants$42,110$35,964$1,196
49Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$41,590$35,546$1,161
50Construction Laborers$41,350$35,353$1,145