H-1B salaries in Dallas, TX

Based on 81,487 certified H-1B filings in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$112,923
Middle 50%$92.6k–$135.6k
vs. national median−8%comparison median $122,699
Filings81,487FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,000 and $225,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$82,722
25th$92,581
50th (median)$112,923
75th$135,618
90th$160,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $94,307 (29,887 filings) FY2021: median $94,723 (30,775 filings) FY2022: median $97,739 (46,044 filings) FY2023: median $100,000 (42,672 filings) FY2024: median $101,200 (45,436 filings) FY2025: median $107,726 (48,331 filings) FY2026: median $113,000 (33,156 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 29,887 filings FY20 FY2021: 30,775 filings FY21 FY2022: 46,044 filings FY22 FY2023: 42,672 filings FY23 FY2024: 45,436 filings FY24 FY2025: 48,331 filings FY25 FY2026: 33,156 filings FY26 48,331
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$94,307$79,560$111,01029,887
FY2021$94,723$85,000$116,00030,775
FY2022$97,739$89,586$122,00046,044
FY2023$100,000$89,000$121,25442,672
FY2024$101,200$85,000$125,00045,436
FY2025$107,726$90,000$135,00048,331
FY2026$113,000$95,035$137,95833,156

Cost of living

Dallas's median H-1B salary of $112,923 is worth about $109,500 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,536Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,807Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)103.1Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$109,500Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesTX: noneSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$114,42035,788
Systems Engineer / Architect$109,8869,903
Data Scientist$100,0005,300
Programmer Analyst$85,5304,134
QA Engineer$100,0003,840
Systems Analyst$100,8002,309
Network Administrator$87,3601,637
IT Manager$184,9001,578
Database Administrator$105,0001,364
Data Engineer$135,000995
Operations Research Analyst$105,946940
Information Security Analyst$130,458920
Accountant$90,984881
Management Consultant$110,302830
Electrical Engineer$113,000713

By job title

Full Stack Developer$112.9k · 1,398 Java Developer$106k · 1,080 DevOps Engineer$112.1k · 1,070 Solutions Architect$144.3k · 841 Cloud Engineer$112.9k · 582 Systems Engineer$95k · 456 Salesforce Developer$112.9k · 437 SAP Consultant$108k · 407 Product Manager$136.1k · 388 Site Reliability Engineer$130k · 298 .NET Developer$112.9k · 258 Frontend Developer$112.9k · 180 Scrum Master$106k · 113 Python Developer$108.8k · 109 Backend Developer$112.9k · 105

Job titles with at least 10 filings in Dallas, TX. Figure: median salary · filings.