Backend Developer salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 105 certified H-1B filings in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Plano, Irving, Frisco, Richardson, Celina.

Median salary$112,923
Middle 50%$106k–$126.9k
vs. national median−30%comparison median $161,568
Filings105FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $78,000 and $221,400.
PercentileSalary
10th$84,094
25th$105,997
50th (median)$112,923
75th$126,942
90th$165,869

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2020: median $94,307 (13 filings) FY2021: median $93,558 (32 filings) FY2022: median $128,315 (38 filings) FY2023: median $110,000 (57 filings) FY2024: median $120,931 (60 filings) FY2025: median $105,997 (53 filings) FY2026: median $112,923 (52 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 32 filings FY21 FY2022: 38 filings FY22 FY2023: 57 filings FY23 FY2024: 60 filings FY24 FY2025: 53 filings FY25 FY2026: 52 filings FY26 60
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$78,000$115,11113
FY2021$93,558$93,336$110,34432
FY2022$128,315$101,073$150,00038
FY2023$110,000$98,904$140,00057
FY2024$120,931$90,000$142,43060
FY2025$105,997$84,100$125,00053
FY2026$112,923$112,923$127,95752

Cost of living

Dallas's median Backend Developer salary of $112,923 is worth about $109,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dallas = 103.1).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
IBMtoo few5
Photon Infotechtoo few5
AceTech Grouptoo few3
Sanav Technologiestoo few3
Veryabletoo few3
A&M Technologiestoo few2
Accelontoo few2
Brightspeed Managementtoo few2
Cloudnetsourcetoo few2
Eateamtoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $84,094 22
Mid-level · Level II $112,923 66
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV $174,883 11

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.