Expert Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 1,748 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Plano, Irving, Richardson, Frisco, Mckinney.

Median salary$144,310
Middle 50%$140k–$165.4k
vs. all levels here+31%comparison median $109,886
Filings1,748FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $136,136 and $255,682.
PercentileSalary
10th$136,136
25th$139,998
50th (median)$144,310
75th$165,370
90th$189,084

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $130k $160k FY2020: median $115,000 (596 filings) FY2021: median $120,356 (738 filings) FY2022: median $125,000 (1,353 filings) FY2023: median $125,419 (1,200 filings) FY2024: median $136,136 (1,479 filings) FY2025: median $144,310 (1,108 filings) FY2026: median $145,000 (640 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 596 filings FY20 FY2021: 738 filings FY21 FY2022: 1,353 filings FY22 FY2023: 1,200 filings FY23 FY2024: 1,479 filings FY24 FY2025: 1,108 filings FY25 FY2026: 640 filings FY26 1,479
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$115,000$113,360$127,501596
FY2021$120,356$113,027$140,000738
FY2022$125,000$114,234$149,1361,353
FY2023$125,419$115,918$150,0001,200
FY2024$136,136$116,979$153,0001,479
FY2025$144,310$136,136$164,4781,108
FY2026$145,000$144,310$168,780640

Cost of living

Dallas's median expert Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $144,310 is worth about $140,000 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 $144,310, 13% higher.

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
Cognizant$144,310399
HCLTech$144,31083
Infosys$136,13677
AT&T$175,00063
Accenture$169,00045
Citi$157,22044
7-Eleven$136,13622
Salesforce$179,55422
IBM$180,57116
Southwest Airlines$136,13616

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.