Optum salaries in Austin, TX

Based on 53 certified H-1B filings by Optum in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$132,267
Middle 50%$124.5k–$145.3k
vs. all employers here+2%comparison median $130,000
Filings53FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $92,616 and $163,840.
PercentileSalary
10th$109,195
25th$124,477
50th (median)$132,267
75th$145,339
90th$155,709

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $115k $140k FY2020: median $111,197 (13 filings) FY2021: median $124,550 (18 filings) FY2022: median $109,138 (36 filings) FY2023: median $132,683 (24 filings) FY2024: median $118,996 (28 filings) FY2025: median $132,267 (39 filings) FY2026: median $130,033 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 18 filings FY21 FY2022: 36 filings FY22 FY2023: 24 filings FY23 FY2024: 28 filings FY24 FY2025: 39 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 39
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$111,197$97,868$124,19713
FY2021$124,550$106,845$124,55018
FY2022$109,138$94,037$127,50436
FY2023$132,683$119,876$133,01224
FY2024$118,996$116,465$127,39328
FY2025$132,267$120,245$146,24439
FY2026$130,033$124,490$137,86414

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$132,26741
QA Engineertoo few4
Data Scientisttoo few4
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Austin, TX.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 5
Senior · Level III $132,267 16
Expert · Level IV $155,709 14

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.