City comparison
Killeen, TX vs Las Vegas, NV
What a paycheck is really worth in each city: prices, rent and state taxes.
Key findings
- Prices in Las Vegas, NV are 10.0% higher than in Killeen, TX. Someone earning $100,000 in Killeen, TX would need about $110,000 in Las Vegas, NV to live the same way.
- Rent is the bigger story: a typical 1-bedroom costs $1,478 a month in Las Vegas, NV versus $990 in Killeen, TX. On $100,000, that's 22% of take-home pay in Las Vegas, NV and 15% in Killeen, TX.
- Estimated state income tax on $100,000 is close: $0 a year in TX and $0 in NV.
- For federal employees, locality pay changes a GS-13 step 1 salary by +2.1% moving from Killeen, TX to Las Vegas, NV ($106,437 → $108,719), while prices change by +10.0%. Net effect of the transfer: −7.1% in real buying power.
- Killeen, TX: price level 91.1 (much cheaper)
- Las Vegas, NV: price level 100.2 (about average)
Map drawn from Census Bureau state boundaries and metro locations9,10; dot colours show BEA price levels2.
Side by side
| Killeen, TX | Las Vegas, NV | |
|---|---|---|
| Price level (U.S. = 100)2 | 91.1 | 100.2 |
| $100,000 is worth, in the other city2 | $109,967 in Las Vegas | $90,936 in Killeen |
| Typical 1-bedroom rent3 | $990/mo | $1,478/mo |
| Take-home on $100,00014,15,8 | $79,180 | $79,180 |
| State income tax on $100,000 (estimate)8 | $0 (TX) | $0 (NV) |
| Rent burden on $100,000 | 15% | 22% |
| Median pay, all jobs4 | $46,660 | $46,670 |
| Federal locality pay area7 | Rest of U.S. | Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ |
Rent areas: Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area and Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA. Metro areas: Killeen-Temple, TX and Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV.
What costs more or less
| Price level (U.S. = 100) | Killeen | Las Vegas |
|---|---|---|
| Housing (rent) | 77.9 | 115.5 |
| Goods | 93.8 | 96.3 |
| Utilities | 81.2 | 90.6 |
| Other services | 96.2 | 98.7 |
| Overall | 91.1 | 100.2 |
Moving with the same $100,000 salary
Killeen, TX → Las Vegas, NV
Same pay buys less
Buying power −9.1%; rent takes 22% of take-home; state tax +$0/yr.
40 Weak offer
Las Vegas, NV → Killeen, TX
Same pay goes further
Buying power +10.0%; rent takes 15% of take-home; state tax +$0/yr.
100 Strong offer
On the GS pay scale?
Killeen, TX is in the Rest of U.S. pay area; Las Vegas, NV is in Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ. The last column shows what a transfer from Killeen, TX to Las Vegas, NV at the same grade and step does to real buying power.
| Grade5,2 | Killeen, TX | Las Vegas, NV | Real change, Killeen → Las Vegas |
|---|---|---|---|
| GS-9 step 1 | $61,722 | $63,046 | −7.1% |
| GS-11 step 1 | $74,678 | $76,280 | −7.1% |
| GS-12 step 1 | $89,508 | $91,427 | −7.1% |
| GS-13 step 1 | $106,437 | $108,719 | −7.1% |
| GS-14 step 1 | $125,776 | $128,473 | −7.1% |
Pay for common jobs
| Median annual pay4 | Killeen, TX | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas pay in Killeen dollars |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | $63,120 | $65,040 | $59,145 (−6.3%) |
| Software Developers | $123,320 | $129,940 | $118,163 (−4.2%) |
| Accountants and Auditors | $73,270 | $80,530 | $73,231 (−0.1%) |
| Registered Nurses | $93,440 | $103,940 | $94,519 (+1.2%) |
"Not published" means BLS doesn't release an estimate for that job in that metro.