Web Developer salary in Austin, TX

Based on 30 certified H-1B filings in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Austin,, Georgetown, Leander, Liberty Hill, Pflugerville.

Also listed as: Front End Developer, Developer User Interface

Median salary$83,496
Middle 50%$78.7k–$93.6k
vs. national median−2%comparison median $85,000
Filings30FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,464 and $140,082.
PercentileSalary
10th$78,479
25th$78,666
50th (median)$83,496
75th$93,600
90th$119,876

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2021: median $74,412 (10 filings) FY2022: median $75,000 (11 filings) FY2025: median $83,496 (14 filings) FY2026: median $82,972 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 5 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 4 filings FY23 FY2024: 3 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 16
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–––5
FY2021$74,412$66,082$85,83110
FY2022$75,000$68,266$94,50011
FY2023–––4
FY2024–––3
FY2025$83,496$79,736$92,70014
FY2026$82,972$78,666$94,94716

Cost of living

Austin's median Web Developer salary of $83,496 is worth about $85,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Web Developers in the Austin, TX area earned a median of $84,960 in May 2025 (800 employed). The H-1B median here is $83,496, 2% 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
AlgebraITtoo few4
Compunnel Software Grouptoo few3
Advithri Technologiestoo few2
Neon Ittoo few2
The Florida State Universitytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $83,218 20
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$78,666$83,21820

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.