Software Engineer salary in Austin, TX

Based on 11,577 certified H-1B filings in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Leander, Round Rock, Georgetown, Liberty Hill, Pflugerville.

Also listed as: Software Developer, Software Development Engineer, SDE

Median salary$135,200
Middle 50%$114.8k–$162.6k
vs. national median−3%comparison median $139,194
Filings11,577FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $85,384 and $229,067.
PercentileSalary
10th$108,826
25th$114,754
50th (median)$135,200
75th$162,600
90th$180,565

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $120k $150k FY2020: median $105,050 (4,016 filings) FY2021: median $109,138 (4,889 filings) FY2022: median $115,000 (6,865 filings) FY2023: median $115,000 (5,992 filings) FY2024: median $124,600 (6,179 filings) FY2025: median $132,267 (6,813 filings) FY2026: median $139,152 (4,764 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4,016 filings FY20 FY2021: 4,889 filings FY21 FY2022: 6,865 filings FY22 FY2023: 5,992 filings FY23 FY2024: 6,179 filings FY24 FY2025: 6,813 filings FY25 FY2026: 4,764 filings FY26 6,865
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$105,050$91,957$124,1344,016
FY2021$109,138$90,750$129,9904,889
FY2022$115,000$92,040$140,0006,865
FY2023$115,000$93,200$140,0005,992
FY2024$124,600$97,000$151,1576,179
FY2025$132,267$108,900$157,8006,813
FY2026$139,152$114,760$163,5504,764

Cost of living

Austin's median Software Engineer salary of $135,200 is worth about $137,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Austin, TX area earned a median of $134,120 in May 2025 (31,960 employed). The H-1B median here is $135,200, 1% higher.

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
Amazon$152,1001,571
Apple$157,800643
Visa$144,903342
Charles Schwab & Company$157,211222
Advanced Micro Devices$140,075179
Deloitte$132,267175
PayPal$148,951174
Microsoft$145,981147
Expedia$132,267136
Google$162,000131

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $91,520 1,546
Mid-level · Level II $114,755 4,699
Senior · Level III $144,350 2,254
Expert · Level IV $165,000 2,478

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$85,384$91,5201,546
Mid-level · Level II$114,754$114,7554,699
Senior · Level III$132,267$144,3502,254
Expert · Level IV$163,550$165,0002,478

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.