Software Engineer salary in Sherman, TX

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings in the Sherman-Denison, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Van Alstyne, Pilot Point, Dennison, Denison.

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

Median salary$102,232
Middle 50%$93.9k–$115.2k
vs. national median−27%comparison median $139,194
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,867 and $170,680.
PercentileSalary
10th$88,816
25th$93,850
50th (median)$102,232
75th$115,211
90th$148,838

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2023: median $85,000 (23 filings) FY2024: median $84,000 (24 filings) FY2025: median $94,500 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1 filings FY20 FY2021: 2 filings FY21 FY2022: 1 filings FY22 FY2023: 23 filings FY23 FY2024: 24 filings FY24 FY2025: 20 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 24
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–––1
FY2021–––2
FY2022–––1
FY2023$85,000$84,500$98,71423
FY2024$84,000$84,000$96,26724
FY2025$94,500$93,850$112,92320
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Sherman's median Software Engineer salary of $102,232 is worth about $109,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Sherman = 93.8).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Sherman, TX area earned a median of $128,630 in May 2025 (120 employed). The H-1B median here is $102,232, 21% 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
V S Technologiestoo few4
Insignia Consultancy Solutionstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $94,500 15
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$93,850$94,50015

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.