Software engineer salary in Dallas, TX
Software engineers in the Dallas metro earn a median of $133,290 a year. That is 2.0% below the US median, and 4.9% below it once you account for higher prices in Dallas.
Median salary
$133,290
US median: $135,980
The middle half earn
$105,660 – $164,100
25th to 75th percentile
After cost of living
$129,290
Dallas prices: 3.1% above US average
H-1B median offer
$120,000
13,878 approved applications
Pay range
The top 10% of software engineers in Dallas earn more than $179,400 a year. The bottom 10% earn less than $85,920.
10th percentile $85,920, 25th $105,660, 75th $164,100, 90th $179,400.
10th percentile $82,460, 25th $105,210, 75th $171,980, 90th $214,670.
10th percentile $108,196, 25th $112,923, 75th $145,000, 90th $164,000.
Line: 10th to 90th percentile. Box: the middle half (25th to 75th). Dark mark: the median.
How far the pay goes in Dallas
Prices in Dallas are 3.1% above the US average, which makes the median worth $129,290 in US-average dollars. Housing costs 17.9% more than the US average.
Black line: US average = 100. Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024.
Other tech jobs in Dallas
Median yearly pay and the number of people in each job across the Dallas metro.
| Job | People | Median |
|---|---|---|
| IT managers | 30,690 | $173,810 |
| Network architects | 5,900 | $137,900 |
| Information security analysts | 7,080 | $133,610 |
| Software engineers | 67,030 | $133,290 |
| Data scientists | 10,120 | $127,750 |
| Computer systems analysts | 20,000 | $122,520 |
| Database administrators | 2,430 | $122,390 |
| Web and digital interface designers | 2,380 | $104,150 |
| Network and systems administrators | 11,740 | $103,260 |
| QA analysts and testers | 8,840 | $103,210 |
| Computer programmers | 3,260 | $102,240 |
| Web developers | 1,660 | $96,740 |
| IT support specialists | 22,600 | $60,710 |
What H-1B employers offer in Dallas
From October 2025 to June 2026, the Department of Labor approved 13,878 H-1B applications for software engineers in the Dallas metro, from 3,620 employers.
Median offer
$120,000
Middle half
$112,923 – $145,000
Employers
3,620
Applications by wage level
- Level I (entry): 1,404
- Level II: 6,836
- Level III: 2,409
- Level IV (most experienced): 2,227
- Not stated: 1,002
These are salaries offered on approved applications, not salaries paid. Each application lists only its main work site.
Job outlook
+15.8%
The BLS expects over 267,000 more software developer jobs across the US from 2024 to 2034. Jobs overall are expected to grow 3.1%.
408 open tech jobs in Dallas right now
From 98 companies. 50 were posted in the past week.
Sources and notes
- Salaries and job counts: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (published May 15, 2026), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro. The BLS counts software engineers as "Software Developers" (job code 15-1252).
- Cost of living: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- H-1B offers: US Department of Labor, H-1B application data, October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. Approved H-1B applications with job code 15-1252 and a work site in one of the metro area's 11 counties.
- Job outlook: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2024 to 2034, whole US.
- Open jobs: counted on hiredaemon as this page loads.