Mid-level Programmer Analyst salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 3,064 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II 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–$86.3k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $85,530
Filings3,064FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $77,418 and $145,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$77,418
25th$77,418
50th (median)$85,530
75th$86,320
90th$108,598

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $78,104 (1,177 filings) FY2021: median $79,000 (908 filings) FY2022: median $90,000 (1,152 filings) FY2023: median $76,731 (1,464 filings) FY2024: median $77,000 (1,752 filings) FY2025: median $85,530 (1,746 filings) FY2026: median $77,500 (1,318 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1,177 filings FY20 FY2021: 908 filings FY21 FY2022: 1,152 filings FY22 FY2023: 1,464 filings FY23 FY2024: 1,752 filings FY24 FY2025: 1,746 filings FY25 FY2026: 1,318 filings FY26 1,752
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$79,6001,177
FY2021$79,000$78,645$93,558908
FY2022$90,000$89,565$105,0001,152
FY2023$76,731$68,848$91,0001,464
FY2024$77,000$76,731$86,0001,752
FY2025$85,530$85,530$89,5651,746
FY2026$77,500$77,418$85,0001,318

Cost of living

Dallas's median mid-level 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.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Tata Consultancy Services$77,418272
Mphasis$120,000219
Wipro$85,530199
HCLTech$91,361100
Tech Mahindra$89,56564
Capgemini America$90,00041
Tek Leaders$78,00040
Eficens Systems$85,60037
Hexaware Technologies$85,53036
Persistent Systems$120,00035

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.