Frontend Developer salary in Austin, TX

Based on 62 certified H-1B filings in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Pflugerville, Leander, Liberty Hill, Round Rock, Kyle.

Median salary$139,576
Middle 50%$114.3k–$163.9k
vs. national median−0%comparison median $140,000
Filings62FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $85,384 and $228,239.
PercentileSalary
10th$85,986
25th$114,263
50th (median)$139,576
75th$163,900
90th$184,500

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $120k $160k FY2020: median $96,004 (18 filings) FY2021: median $97,763 (18 filings) FY2022: median $128,752 (32 filings) FY2023: median $150,000 (35 filings) FY2024: median $149,880 (34 filings) FY2025: median $139,050 (41 filings) FY2026: median $140,000 (21 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 18 filings FY21 FY2022: 32 filings FY22 FY2023: 35 filings FY23 FY2024: 34 filings FY24 FY2025: 41 filings FY25 FY2026: 21 filings FY26 41
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$96,004$92,000$118,75018
FY2021$97,763$88,171$121,23218
FY2022$128,752$100,000$162,50032
FY2023$150,000$108,598$167,20035
FY2024$149,880$119,000$175,15034
FY2025$139,050$108,826$165,00041
FY2026$140,000$125,900$158,70021

Cost of living

Austin's median Frontend Developer salary of $139,576 is worth about $142,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Austin = 98.1).

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Amazon$150,80030
Alphainfosystoo few2
Dataquadtoo few2
KP IT Solutionstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $114,100 22
Mid-level · Level II $145,900 20
Senior · Level III too few 6
Expert · Level IV $172,600 11

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.