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Product / project manager · Austin, TX

Product / project manager in Austin: $3,501/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median product / project manager wage in Austin at $102,390 a year. About 17,470 product / project manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.97). The 10th percentile is $63,300 and the 90th is $169,050. Pay ranks 80th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,221/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,501 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 206 miles away, at $3,792 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

After tax and rent

$3,501

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$102,390

$63,300 to $169,050

Rent (1 bd)

$1,221

$1,453 (2 bd)

Employment

17,470

Location quotient 1.97

Pay rank

80th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

7.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, product / project manager pay of $102,390.

  • Taxes$1,794
  • Rent$1,221
  • Other$2,016
  • Left$3,501

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$102,390
Federal income tax
−$13,696
Social Security and Medicare
−$7,833
State income tax (TX)
None
Take-home pay
$80,861
Effective tax rate
21.0%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,221
Groceries
$400
Getting around
$566
Healthcare
$450
Utilities and internet
$250
Everything else
$350
Total spending
$3,237

After tax and rent

$3,501 left/mo

Rank every metro for a product / project manager

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $3,792/mo.

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Questions

What does a product / project manager make in Austin?

$102,390 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 17,470 product / project manager jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a product / project manager in Austin?

$3,501 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,221, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a product / project manager keep more?

Beaumont, about 206 miles away, leaves $3,792 a month, more than Austin.

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