Entry-level Validation Engineer salary in Austin, TX

Based on 22 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Round Rock, Taylor, Del Valle, Cedar Park, Kyle.

Median salary$83,038

Middle 50%$78.8k–$96.8k

vs. all levels here−39%comparison median $135,533

Filings22FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k$140k$150k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $66,712 and $123,211.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$78,073
25th	$78,814
50th (median)	$83,038
75th	$96,784
90th	$109,400

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	7
FY2021	$75,700	$70,200	$81,392	11
FY2022	$72,000	$64,043	$85,200	21
FY2023	–	–	–	8
FY2024	$82,500	$79,000	$93,300	12
FY2025	–	–	–	9
FY2026	$94,266	$81,955	$103,700	13

Cost of living

Austin's median entry-level Validation Engineer salary of $83,038 is worth about $84,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Validation Engineers in the Austin, TX area earned a median of $109,610 in May 2025 (1,070 employed). The H-1B median here is $83,038, 24% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
Tesla	too few	4
BotCrew	too few	2
Kla	too few	2
Sunwell America	too few	2
The University of Texas at Austin	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$83,038	22
Mid-level · Level II	$117,997	77
Senior · Level III	$139,570	40
Expert · Level IV	$162,750	46

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$75,109	$83,038	22
Mid-level · Level II	$99,611	$117,997	77
Senior · Level III	$124,093	$139,570	40
Expert · Level IV	$148,595	$162,750	46

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.