Recruiter salary in Killeen-Temple, TX

Pay in Killeen-Temple against Texas and the US

Recruiters at the 90th percentile earn $114,940, 2.6 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.7. The middle half of recruiters in Killeen-Temple earns $55,000–$91,170. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $36,170 wide, against $37,890 across Texas and $40,770 nationally: employers in Killeen-Temple pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a recruiter here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $15,170 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $21,000, or about $27,097 once benefits are added. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $75,940 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in Killeen-Temple, and the Texas statewide median of $68,920 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Killeen-Temple

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $20,372 to the $70,170 median and brings it to $90,542 a year. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in Killeen-Temple

Of the 17 roles we track in Killeen-Temple, this one ranks #3 by median pay, between accountants ($73,270) and executive assistants ($61,030). Project Coordinator is the highest at $90,120.

Measured against the US median, recruiters rank #4 of the 17 roles we track in Killeen-Temple (-7.6%), between paralegals (-6.2%) and payroll specialists (-8.5%). The typical role here is at -11.9%, so, measured against the US, recruiters cost more in Killeen-Temple than the area's general pay level would suggest. Recruiters hold 5.4% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Killeen-Temple, 5.4% across Texas and 5.8% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Texas

Across the 32 areas of Texas with data for this job, the median runs from $46,630 in Eagle Pass to $78,650 in Midland, a gap of $32,020 a year. Of the 8 areas in Texas with more recruiters than Killeen-Temple, 4 pay less, the largest of them El Paso, TX ($58,990), the North Region of Texas nonmetro area ($62,490) and McAllen-Edinburg, TX ($53,600).

Killeen-Temple against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Killeen-Temple is #165 of 521 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside Texas, Asheville and Corvallis pay just above Killeen-Temple and Harrisburg-Carlisle and Ames just below. All four are within $250 a year of the median in Killeen-Temple. Of the three markets with about as many recruiters, one pays more.

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