SOC 15-1299, wage year 2025-26
Computer Occupations, All Other prevailing wage in Texas
Short answer
In Texas, the median prevailing wage for computer occupations, all other across its 32 areas is $25.70 an hour at Level 1 ($53,456 a year) and $55.83 an hour at Level 4 ($116,126 a year). The Level 2 median of $36.11 is 1% below the national median across areas ($36.41). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is the highest-paying area at $44.51 at Level 2, and Laredo, TX the lowest at $28.82.
Every Texas area for computer occupations, all other
| Area | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $32.08 | $44.51 | $56.95 | $69.38 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $34.56 | $44.17 | $53.78 | $63.39 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $29.47 | $43.56 | $57.66 | $71.75 |
| Midland, TX | $29.99 | $41.07 | $52.16 | $63.24 |
| Victoria, TX | $31.27 | $40.37 | $49.48 | $58.58 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $28.99 | $39.22 | $49.45 | $59.68 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $25.82 | $38.93 | $52.04 | $65.15 |
| San Angelo, TX | $29.72 | $38.90 | $48.08 | $57.26 |
| Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $29.86 | $38.85 | $47.83 | $56.82 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $28.49 | $37.52 | $46.56 | $55.59 |
| Waco, TX | $26.32 | $36.93 | $47.54 | $58.15 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $29.43 | $36.78 | $44.12 | $51.47 |
| Longview, TX | $24.71 | $36.70 | $48.70 | $60.69 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $26.88 | $36.46 | $46.05 | $55.63 |
| Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $25.28 | $36.32 | $47.37 | $58.41 |
| Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $27.30 | $36.16 | $45.03 | $53.89 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $23.21 | $36.07 | $48.92 | $61.78 |
| Odessa, TX | $25.15 | $35.68 | $46.22 | $56.75 |
| El Paso, TX | $26.51 | $35.44 | $44.36 | $53.29 |
| Amarillo, TX | $25.10 | $35.41 | $45.72 | $56.03 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $26.33 | $34.93 | $43.54 | $52.14 |
| Tyler, TX | $24.26 | $34.20 | $44.13 | $54.07 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $25.58 | $34.10 | $42.63 | $51.15 |
| North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $22.65 | $34.08 | $45.50 | $56.93 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $24.48 | $33.43 | $42.37 | $51.32 |
| Abilene, TX | $23.88 | $33.10 | $42.31 | $51.53 |
| Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $22.09 | $32.93 | $43.78 | $54.62 |
| Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $22.95 | $32.91 | $42.87 | $52.83 |
| Lubbock, TX | $22.89 | $32.84 | $42.78 | $52.73 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $22.39 | $32.68 | $42.98 | $53.27 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $20.85 | $30.17 | $39.48 | $48.80 |
| Laredo, TX | $19.77 | $28.82 | $37.88 | $46.93 |
Hourly dollars. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), prevailing wage data, wage year 2025-26. An LCA is not an H-1B approval or a job opening.
Other occupations in Texas
- Computer Systems Analysts
- Information Security Analysts
- Computer and Information Research Scientists
- Computer Network Support Specialists
- Computer User Support Specialists
- Computer Network Architects
- Database Administrators
- Database Architects
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators
- Computer Programmers
- Software Developers
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
- Web Developers
- Web and Digital Interface Designers
- Data Scientists