Jobs in the College Station-Bryan, TX area: pay, hiring and remote work
The College Station-Bryan, TX metro area has 117 open job postings from 27 employers in our data. 7.9% list a pay range, the median posted pay is – a year, 4.3% are remote and 31.9% have been open more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
7.9% of open job postings list a pay range, 93rd of 99 metro areas.
After adjusting for local prices, the typical worker's official median wage ($44,500) is worth $49,000 in average-US dollars, 80th of 99 metro areas.
Housing costs run 25% below the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
Indeed's own count of job postings in the metro area is 20.1% above its February 2020 level.
31.9% of open postings have been listed for more than 60 days (median 20 days), 35th highest of 99 metro areas.
College Station compared with similar-sized metro areas: the median wage divided by the local price level (US average prices = 100). Download this chart (SVG)
117open postings from 27 employers
7.9%list a pay range
–median posted pay
4.3%remote
4%unemployment rate, 2026-08 (BLS)
$44,500official median wage for all jobs, May 2025 (BLS)
14.5%entry-level postings
The metro area's unemployment rate was 4% in 2026-08 (4.2% a year earlier) (BLS, not seasonally adjusted). Across Texas, employers had 608,000 job openings in 2025-12, an openings rate of 4.1% (BLS JOLTS). Indeed's own measure of job postings in the metro area is 20.1% above its February 2020 level and 3.2% higher than a year ago (Indeed Hiring Lab, 2026-10-02).
City by city inside the metro area
Place
Postings
Employers
Pay listed
Median posted pay
College Station, TX
85
15
n/a
–
Bryan, TX
30
15
n/a
–
Places with at least 15 postings from 3 employers. Shading shows where median posted pay is higher. Pay figures need 8 postings with pay.
Who is hiring, by industry
Industry
Postings
Healthcare & Life Sciences
25
Energy & Utilities
25
Other
24
Retail & E-commerce
16
Consulting & Professional Services
15
Employers with the most openings
Spacex: 25 postings
Tamus: 24 postings
Thesciongroupllc: 10 postings
Vitalcaringgroup: 9 postings
NAPAAutoParts33: 7 postings
Federal government hiring
36 federal job announcements open to the public list College Station-Bryan, TX, with a median posted salary range midpoint of $112,500. Agencies hiring most: Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System (17), Federal Aviation Administration (15), Agricultural Research Service (2), Internal Revenue Service (1), Veterans Health Administration (1). Source: USAJOBS, 2026-10-10.
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in the College Station-Bryan, TX area run 9% below the national average, and housing runs 25% below it. The official median wage for all jobs is $44,500, which is worth $49,000 in average-US dollars.
Local prices compared with the national average, where 100 is the US average. Download this chart (SVG)Median wages for the ten occupations with the most workers here (worker count in parentheses). Download this chart (SVG)Which industries have the most open postings in our data. Download this chart (SVG)
A posting that lists several places counts once in the metro. Metro areas are the Census Bureau's 2023 definitions. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in the area. Methodology · All metro areas (CSV)
