SOC 27-3099 · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro

Media and Communication Workers, All Other Salary in Austin, TX

The average salary for other media and communication workers in Austin, Texas is $65,130 a year ($31.31 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $64,270: half of the 90 people in this job in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 22% less than the U.S. average for this job ($83,860).

$65,130average per year

$31.31 / hourMedian $64,270Take-home ≈ $54,512

  • $40K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $74K75th
  • $99K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

90people in this job
-22%vs U.S. average
#1 of 4Texas metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Media and Communication Workers, All Other pay range in Austin

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,020 a year or less, while the top 10% make $98,720 or more. The middle half of other media and communication workers in Austin earn between $49,430 and $73,810.

  • $40K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $74K75th
  • $99K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$65,130$5,428$31.31
Median$64,270$5,356$30.90
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,430$4,119$23.76
Experienced (75th percentile)$73,810$6,151$35.49

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Media and Communication Workers, All Other pay in Austin vs. Texas and the U.S.

Other media and communication workers in Austin earn 11% more than the Texas average ($58,700) and 22% less than the U.S. average ($83,860). At the median the gap is -13% against the U.S. median of $73,620.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Austin$65,130$64,270$40,020$98,72090
Texas$58,700$61,290$33,810$82,040570
United States$83,860$73,620$39,120$134,27019,590

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Media and Communication Workers, All Other salary after taxes in Austin

On the average salary of $65,130, a single filer in Austin takes home about $54,512 a year, or $4,543 a month and $2,097 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Austin a good place for other media and communication workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $65,130 buys what about $66,414 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 6.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Media and Communication Workers, All Other salary in other Texas cities

Austin ranks 1st of 4 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Media and Communication Workers, All Other salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for other media and communication workers

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($107,320).

Media and Communication Workers, All Other salary by city

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Media and Communication Workers, All Other salary in Austin: questions

How much do other media and communication workers make an hour in Austin?

$31.31 an hour on average, and $30.90 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other media and communication workers salary in Austin?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,020 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,430, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other media and communication workers take-home pay in Austin?

About $54,512 a year ($4,543 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $65,130. Texas has no state income tax.

Do other media and communication workers earn more in Austin than elsewhere?

The average here is 22% less than the U.S. average for this job ($83,860).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-3099; area Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (12420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.56, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.56).

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