Senior Systems Engineer / Architect salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 2,654 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Plano, Irving, Richardson, Frisco, Mckinney.

Median salary$118,456
Middle 50%$109.9k–$125k
vs. all levels here+8%comparison median $109,886
Filings2,654FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $109,886 and $181,854.
PercentileSalary
10th$109,886
25th$109,886
50th (median)$118,456
75th$125,000
90th$149,194

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2020: median $97,000 (753 filings) FY2021: median $100,000 (800 filings) FY2022: median $96,000 (1,500 filings) FY2023: median $98,292 (1,267 filings) FY2024: median $105,978 (1,707 filings) FY2025: median $109,886 (1,626 filings) FY2026: median $118,456 (1,028 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 753 filings FY20 FY2021: 800 filings FY21 FY2022: 1,500 filings FY22 FY2023: 1,267 filings FY23 FY2024: 1,707 filings FY24 FY2025: 1,626 filings FY25 FY2026: 1,028 filings FY26 1,707
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$97,000$96,470$110,000753
FY2021$100,000$93,538$120,000800
FY2022$96,000$95,555$120,0001,500
FY2023$98,292$94,432$125,0001,267
FY2024$105,978$93,517$120,0001,707
FY2025$109,886$109,886$126,0001,626
FY2026$118,456$118,456$124,8371,028

Cost of living

Dallas's median senior Systems Engineer / Architect salary of $118,456 is worth about $114,900 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 $118,456, 7% 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
Cognizant$118,456859
Infosys$118,456392
HCLTech$120,045147
Microsoft$155,11780
Tata Consultancy Services$118,45654
IBM$114,32237
Salesforce$163,28135
FedEx$126,59733
Wipro$118,45632
Compunnel Software Group$127,00023

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.