Programmer Analyst salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 4,134 certified H-1B filings in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Irving, Plano, Frisco, Richardson, Mckinney.

Also listed as: Computer Programmer

Median salary$85,530
Middle 50%$77.4k–$98.9k
vs. national median−7%comparison median $92,207
Filings4,134FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,000 and $150,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$77,418
25th$77,418
50th (median)$85,530
75th$98,946
90th$120,494

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $78,104 (1,331 filings) FY2021: median $79,000 (1,101 filings) FY2022: median $90,000 (1,417 filings) FY2023: median $80,000 (1,669 filings) FY2024: median $77,000 (2,088 filings) FY2025: median $85,530 (2,220 filings) FY2026: median $79,040 (1,914 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1,331 filings FY20 FY2021: 1,101 filings FY21 FY2022: 1,417 filings FY22 FY2023: 1,669 filings FY23 FY2024: 2,088 filings FY24 FY2025: 2,220 filings FY25 FY2026: 1,914 filings FY26 2,220
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$78,104$78,104$88,2981,331
FY2021$79,000$78,645$94,0371,101
FY2022$90,000$89,565$112,0501,417
FY2023$80,000$68,900$93,5961,669
FY2024$77,000$76,731$91,0352,088
FY2025$85,530$85,530$95,0002,220
FY2026$79,040$77,418$98,9501,914

Cost of living

Dallas's median Programmer Analyst salary of $85,530 is worth about $83,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Programmers in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $102,240 in May 2025 (3,260 employed). The H-1B median here is $85,530, 16% 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
Tata Consultancy Services$85,530320
Mphasis$117,650238
Wipro$85,530199
HCLTech$94,500125
Gp Technologies$85,600118
Capgemini America$100,00069
Tech Mahindra$89,56564
Skilltune Technologies$91,30053
Hexaware Technologies$85,53051
Accenture$127,45050

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $66,602 359
Mid-level · Level II $85,530 3,064
Senior · Level III $99,000 487
Expert · Level IV $120,820 220

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$66,602$66,602359
Mid-level · Level II$77,418$85,5303,064
Senior · Level III$98,946$99,000487
Expert · Level IV$120,494$120,820220

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.