Mid-level Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 5,076 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Plano, Irving, Richardson, Frisco, Mckinney.

Median salary$92,581
Middle 50%$83.7k–$92.6k
vs. all levels here−16%comparison median $109,886
Filings5,076FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $83,658 and $157,252.
PercentileSalary
10th$83,658
25th$83,658
50th (median)$92,581
75th$92,581
90th$115,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $79,560 (2,047 filings) FY2021: median $76,856 (1,908 filings) FY2022: median $76,856 (3,296 filings) FY2023: median $72,966 (2,542 filings) FY2024: median $70,075 (3,314 filings) FY2025: median $83,658 (3,235 filings) FY2026: median $92,581 (1,841 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2,047 filings FY20 FY2021: 1,908 filings FY21 FY2022: 3,296 filings FY22 FY2023: 2,542 filings FY23 FY2024: 3,314 filings FY24 FY2025: 3,235 filings FY25 FY2026: 1,841 filings FY26 3,314
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$79,560$79,560$84,0002,047
FY2021$76,856$74,027$93,5581,908
FY2022$76,856$76,856$85,0003,296
FY2023$72,966$72,966$82,8192,542
FY2024$70,075$70,075$84,0003,314
FY2025$83,658$83,658$92,5813,235
FY2026$92,581$92,581$93,0001,841

Cost of living

Dallas's median mid-level Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $92,581 is worth about $89,800 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 $92,581, 27% 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
Infosys$92,5811,240
Tata Consultancy Services$83,658515
Cognizant$83,658438
HCLTech$95,498202
Wipro$92,581182
LTIMindtree$92,582121
Microsoft$123,60087
Virtusa$110,00060
Compunnel Software Group$94,70049
Goldman Sachs$110,55030

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.