Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 9,903 certified H-1B filings in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Plano, Irving, Richardson, Frisco, Mckinney.

Median salary$109,886
Middle 50%$92.6k–$135k
vs. national median−4%comparison median $114,795
Filings9,903FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,000 and $203,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$83,658
25th$92,581
50th (median)$109,886
75th$135,000
90th$150,696

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $88,279 (3,740 filings) FY2021: median $93,558 (3,868 filings) FY2022: median $95,555 (6,472 filings) FY2023: median $94,432 (5,144 filings) FY2024: median $93,517 (6,741 filings) FY2025: median $109,886 (6,234 filings) FY2026: median $118,456 (3,669 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3,740 filings FY20 FY2021: 3,868 filings FY21 FY2022: 6,472 filings FY22 FY2023: 5,144 filings FY23 FY2024: 6,741 filings FY24 FY2025: 6,234 filings FY25 FY2026: 3,669 filings FY26 6,741
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$88,279$79,560$107,7983,740
FY2021$93,558$75,000$114,4623,868
FY2022$95,555$76,856$115,9186,472
FY2023$94,432$72,966$120,0005,144
FY2024$93,517$70,075$120,0006,741
FY2025$109,886$83,658$135,0006,234
FY2026$118,456$92,581$135,0003,669

Cost of living

Dallas's median Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $109,886 is worth about $106,600 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Engineers/Architects in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $127,360 in May 2025 (19,540 employed). The H-1B median here is $109,886, 14% 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
Infosys$92,5811,709
Cognizant$111,0001,696
Tata Consultancy Services$83,658583
HCLTech$118,456433
Wipro$92,581214
Microsoft$138,153192
LTIMindtree$92,582138
AT&T$169,67297
Virtusa$110,00090
Compunnel Software Group$95,00077

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $67,673 326
Mid-level · Level II $92,581 5,076
Senior · Level III $118,456 2,654
Expert · Level IV $144,310 1,748

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$57,408$67,673326
Mid-level · Level II$83,658$92,5815,076
Senior · Level III$118,456$118,4562,654
Expert · Level IV$144,310$144,3101,748

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.