H-1B salaries in San Antonio, TX

Based on 3,994 certified H-1B filings in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$100,024
Middle 50%$85.3k–$124.2k
vs. national median−18%comparison median $122,699
Filings3,994FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $52,983 and $286,832.
PercentileSalary
10th$76,035
25th$85,280
50th (median)$100,024
75th$124,230
90th$150,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $85,675 (2,720 filings) FY2021: median $91,562 (2,522 filings) FY2022: median $92,000 (2,558 filings) FY2023: median $92,030 (2,254 filings) FY2024: median $94,245 (2,467 filings) FY2025: median $99,965 (2,485 filings) FY2026: median $106,579 (1,509 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2,720 filings FY20 FY2021: 2,522 filings FY21 FY2022: 2,558 filings FY22 FY2023: 2,254 filings FY23 FY2024: 2,467 filings FY24 FY2025: 2,485 filings FY25 FY2026: 1,509 filings FY26 2,720
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$85,675$73,694$97,5312,720
FY2021$91,562$76,981$100,0002,522
FY2022$92,000$78,000$112,5892,558
FY2023$92,030$79,083$110,2402,254
FY2024$94,245$77,126$113,4222,467
FY2025$99,965$84,157$120,8272,485
FY2026$106,579$91,562$127,7331,509

Cost of living

San Antonio's median H-1B salary of $100,024 is worth about $105,600 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,196Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,441Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)94.7Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$105,600Median 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$109,2831,132
Systems Engineer / Architect$100,000605
Programmer Analyst$94,848258
Data Scientist$91,562221
Systems Analyst$88,100204
QA Engineer$85,571183
Database Administrator$94,000167
Civil Engineer$83,00085
Network Administrator$82,16178
Industrial Engineer$105,77858
Operations Research Analyst$98,59247
Accountant$90,28243
Data Engineer$127,00043
Mechanical Engineer$96,97042
IT Manager$197,31739

By job title

Java Developer$100k · 48 Full Stack Developer$102.4k · 33 Solutions Architect$150k · 23 DevOps Engineer$100k · 18 SAP Consultant$104.8k · 16 Scrum Master$91.9k · 16 Systems Engineer$128k · 13 .NET Developer$100k · 11 Product Manager$113.4k · 10

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