Mid-level Software Engineer salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 17,666 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Plano, Irving, Westlake, Frisco, Mckinney.

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

Median salary$112,923
Middle 50%$106k–$115k
vs. all levels here−1%comparison median $114,420
Filings17,666FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $105,997 and $169,290.
PercentileSalary
10th$105,997
25th$106,000
50th (median)$112,923
75th$115,000
90th$132,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $94,307 (7,697 filings) FY2021: median $94,000 (8,219 filings) FY2022: median $94,100 (13,040 filings) FY2023: median $99,000 (12,486 filings) FY2024: median $101,500 (11,768 filings) FY2025: median $106,000 (10,827 filings) FY2026: median $112,923 (6,839 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7,697 filings FY20 FY2021: 8,219 filings FY21 FY2022: 13,040 filings FY22 FY2023: 12,486 filings FY23 FY2024: 11,768 filings FY24 FY2025: 10,827 filings FY25 FY2026: 6,839 filings FY26 13,040
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$94,307$94,307$95,0007,697
FY2021$94,000$93,558$98,7508,219
FY2022$94,100$94,037$99,00013,040
FY2023$99,000$98,904$101,22012,486
FY2024$101,500$101,192$106,00011,768
FY2025$106,000$105,997$115,00010,827
FY2026$112,923$112,923$115,0616,839

Cost of living

Dallas's median mid-level Software Engineer salary of $112,923 is worth about $109,500 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $133,290 in May 2025 (67,030 employed). The H-1B median here is $112,923, 15% 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
Fidelity Investments$112,923734
Compunnel Software Group$123,750459
Amazon$145,900378
American Airlines$112,923251
Goldman Sachs$135,000232
Randstad$130,000220
Deloitte$114,550198
CVS Health$125,000152
LTIMindtree$112,923150
Tech Mahindra$112,923145

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $90,896 4,722
Mid-level · Level II $112,923 17,666
Senior · Level III $135,000 5,970
Expert · Level IV $160,000 5,287

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$84,094$90,8964,722
Mid-level · Level II$105,997$112,92317,666
Senior · Level III$134,971$135,0005,970
Expert · Level IV$156,998$160,0005,287

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.