Entry-level Software Engineer salary in Austin, TX

Based on 1,546 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I 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$91,520
Middle 50%$85.5k–$129k
vs. all levels here−32%comparison median $135,200
Filings1,546FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $85,384 and $155,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$85,384
25th$85,500
50th (median)$91,520
75th$129,000
90th$133,100

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $90k $120k FY2020: median $75,858 (425 filings) FY2021: median $76,752 (288 filings) FY2022: median $80,000 (483 filings) FY2023: median $83,000 (541 filings) FY2024: median $85,384 (665 filings) FY2025: median $90,000 (965 filings) FY2026: median $110,700 (581 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 425 filings FY20 FY2021: 288 filings FY21 FY2022: 483 filings FY22 FY2023: 541 filings FY23 FY2024: 665 filings FY24 FY2025: 965 filings FY25 FY2026: 581 filings FY26 965
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$75,858$75,858$90,000425
FY2021$76,752$69,288$94,000288
FY2022$80,000$72,384$114,100483
FY2023$83,000$71,800$124,000541
FY2024$85,384$75,566$110,210665
FY2025$90,000$85,384$116,000965
FY2026$110,700$90,355$129,000581

Cost of living

Austin's median entry-level Software Engineer salary of $91,520 is worth about $93,300 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 $91,520, 32% 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
Amazon$129,000479
Amarthy IT Solutions$85,38444
Advanced Micro Devices$110,00033
Deloitte$93,48025
Apple$132,10017
Sp Tech Resources$85,38414
KP IT Solutions$86,00011
4Consulting$90,00010
Antra$85,50010
Forsys$86,00010

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.