Systems Engineer / Architect salary in College Station, TX

Based on 56 certified H-1B filings in the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bryan, Pearland.

Median salary$87,818
Middle 50%$86.5k–$89.4k
vs. national median−24%comparison median $114,795
Filings56FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $57,330 and $154,500.
PercentileSalary
10th$66,581
25th$86,489
50th (median)$87,818
75th$89,409
90th$117,659

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2023: median $60,602 (34 filings) FY2024: median $80,517 (119 filings) FY2025: median $87,818 (49 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 6 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 7 filings FY22 FY2023: 34 filings FY23 FY2024: 119 filings FY24 FY2025: 49 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 119
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–––6
FY2021–––8
FY2022–––7
FY2023$60,602$60,258$71,17834
FY2024$80,517$60,258$80,517119
FY2025$87,818$87,818$87,81849
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

College Station's median Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $87,818 is worth about $96,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; College Station = 91.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the College Station, TX area earned a median of $88,500 in May 2025 (170 employed). The H-1B median here is $87,818, 1% lower.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Cognizant$87,81841
Texas A&M Universitytoo few4
FedExtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $66,581 11
Senior · Level III $87,818 35
Expert · Level IV too few 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$66,581$66,58111
Senior · Level III$87,818$87,81835

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.