Transportation Planner salary in Austin, TX

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Round Rock.

Median salary$87,048
Middle 50%$80k–$100k
vs. national median−3%comparison median $89,471
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,700 and $119,351.
PercentileSalary
10th$77,542
25th$79,976
50th (median)$87,048
75th$100,040
90th$108,212

Cost of living

Austin's median Transportation Planner salary of $87,048 is worth about $88,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Transportation Planners in the Austin, TX area earned a median of $102,540 in May 2025 (200 employed). The H-1B median here is $87,048, 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.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
AECOM Technical Servicestoo few5
WSPtoo few2
Alliance Transportation Grouptoo few2
Cambridge Systematicstoo few2
DCCM Infrastructuretoo few2
HDR Engineeringtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II $87,048 10
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$87,048$87,04810

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.