Entry-level Computer Science Professor salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Richardson, Denton, Arlington, Fort Worth, Allen.

Also listed as: Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Assistant Professor Computer Science

Median salary$96,770
Middle 50%$83.1k–$120k
vs. all levels here−19%comparison median $120,000
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $62,980 and $161,471.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,844
25th$83,100
50th (median)$96,770
75th$120,000
90th$127,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2021: median $83,250 (12 filings) FY2022: median $83,000 (14 filings) FY2023: median $91,468 (25 filings) FY2024: median $100,000 (20 filings) FY2025: median $100,800 (15 filings) FY2026: median $96,532 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 25 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 25
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–––8
FY2021$83,250$74,191$98,00012
FY2022$83,000$80,000$83,40714
FY2023$91,468$83,000$105,00025
FY2024$100,000$79,331$116,25020
FY2025$100,800$87,150$125,00015
FY2026$96,532$80,715$100,20012

Cost of living

Dallas's median entry-level Computer Science Professor salary of $96,770 is worth about $93,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $99,670 in May 2025 (1,070 employed). The H-1B median here is $96,770, 3% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
University Of North Texas$87,98013
The University of Texas at Arlington$120,00011

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $96,770 27
Mid-level · Level II $132,300 24
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$54,300$96,77027
Mid-level · Level II$81,087$132,30024

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.