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Average Travis County salary in Austin, TX

$42,662yearly

$20.51 hourly rate

Entry-level Travis County salary in Austin
$26,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Travis County pay in Austin, TX?

The average Travis County salary in Austin, TX is $42,662. Travis County salaries range between $26,000 to $68,000 per year in Austin. Travis County Austin based pay is higher than Travis County's United States average salary of $46,280. The best-paying job in Austin at Travis County is medical examiner, which pays an average of $168,064 annually.

Travis County employees in Austin make $9,338 less than the average salary in Austin, $52,000.

Travis County salaries in Austin, TX by job title

Travis County’s highest-paying job in Austin, TX is medical examiner, with an average salary of $168,064. The second highest is marketing & community relations director, which pays $153,251 annually in Austin, TX.

Highest paying jobs at Travis County in Austin, TX

RankJob titleAvarage Travis County salaryHourly pay
1Medical Examiner$168,064$81
2Marketing & Community Relations Director$153,251$74
3Information Technology Director$150,040$72
4Sap/Abap Developer$101,966$49
5SQL Database Administrator$100,369$48
6Senior Software Engineer$96,897$47
7Architect And Developer$96,694$46
8Systems Architect$96,568$46
9Emergency Vehicle Operator$92,648$45
10Finance Director$92,368$44

Travis County salaries in Austin, TX by department

The departments with the highest salaries for Travis County employees in Austin are Engineering, Finance, and IT.

Austin Travis County employees in the Engineering department earn an average salary of $63,726 a year, compared to an average salary of $59,769 in the Finance department and $56,636 in the IT department.

Highest-paying departments at Travis County in Austin, TX

RankDepartmentAvarage Travis County salaryHourly pay
1Engineering$63,726$31
2Finance$59,769$29
3IT$56,636$27
4Marketing$54,075$26
5Human Resources$51,088$25
6Accounting$50,061$24
7Legal$47,285$23
8Education$45,840$22
9Healthcare$45,274$22
10Non Profit/Government$43,218$21

Travis County’s competitor’s salaries in Austin, TX

The highest paying Travis County competitor in Austin, TX is Dallas County. The average salary at Dallas County in Austin, TX is $168,064. The lowest paying Travis County competitor in Austin, TX is Clark County.

Highest-paying Travis County competitors in Austin, TX

RankCompany nameAvarage pay in Austin, TXHourly pay
1Dallas County$58,048$28
2Anoka County$57,321$28
3Williamson County$55,921$27
4Maricopa County$54,788$26
5Travis County Sheriffs Offcrs$53,865$26
6Lcra$52,692$25
7King County$51,857$25
8Travis Central Appraisal District$46,241$22
9City of Austin$44,164$21
10Clark County$43,271$21

Recently added Travis County salaries in Austin, TX

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Public DefenderAustin, TX06/13/2025$74,361
Juvenile Detention OfficerAustin, TX05/28/2025$49,817
DeputyAustin, TX05/24/2025$64,796
CustodianAustin, TX05/22/2025$45,580
Juvenile Probation OfficerAustin, TX05/17/2025$45,914
Juvenile OfficerAustin, TX05/02/2025$49,817
DeputyAustin, TX04/18/2025$64,796
AttorneyAustin, TX04/18/2025$89,000
Juvenile Probation OfficerAustin, TX04/16/2025$56,687
Correction OfficerAustin, TX04/02/2025$56,650

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