Southern Methodist University salaries in Dallas, TX

Based on 73 certified H-1B filings by Southern Methodist University in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$80,000
Middle 50%$62k–$118.7k
vs. all employers here−29%comparison median $112,923
Filings73FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $50,244 and $289,999.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,000
25th$62,000
50th (median)$80,000
75th$118,692
90th$167,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $80k $110k FY2020: median $93,760 (26 filings) FY2021: median $80,044 (20 filings) FY2022: median $59,993 (22 filings) FY2023: median $85,000 (34 filings) FY2024: median $75,000 (33 filings) FY2025: median $76,000 (46 filings) FY2026: median $102,500 (27 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 26 filings FY20 FY2021: 20 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 34 filings FY23 FY2024: 33 filings FY24 FY2025: 46 filings FY25 FY2026: 27 filings FY26 46
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$93,760$65,750$117,75026
FY2021$80,044$64,500$115,63620
FY2022$59,993$53,312$111,25022
FY2023$85,000$55,000$143,75034
FY2024$75,000$57,000$115,00033
FY2025$76,000$61,678$93,75046
FY2026$102,500$67,500$145,00027

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Business Professor$235,10010
Engineering Professortoo few6
Physicisttoo few5
Economics Professortoo few5
Foreign Language Professortoo few5
Computer Science Professortoo few3
Mathematics Professortoo few3
Coachtoo few3
Research Scientist (Computer Science)too few2
Software Engineertoo few2
Statisticiantoo few2
Electrical Engineer (R&D)too few2
Biochemisttoo few2
Political Scientisttoo few2
Chemistry Teachertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $62,000 28
Mid-level · Level II $80,000 18
Senior · Level III $145,000 26
Expert · Level IV too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.