SOC 15-1251, wage year 2025-26
Computer Programmers prevailing wage in Texas
Short answer
In Texas, the median prevailing wage for computer programmers across its 32 areas is $27.59 an hour at Level 1 ($57,387 a year) and $50.84 an hour at Level 4 ($105,747 a year). The Level 2 median of $35.41 is 4% below the national median across areas ($36.98). Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area is the highest-paying area at $50.62 at Level 2, and Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX the lowest at $27.45.
Every Texas area for computer programmers
| Area | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $36.88 | $50.62 | $64.35 | $78.09 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $29.32 | $45.60 | $61.87 | $78.15 |
| Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $29.52 | $44.74 | $59.96 | $75.18 |
| Odessa, TX | $31.48 | $43.56 | $55.65 | $67.73 |
| San Angelo, TX | $30.72 | $42.08 | $53.45 | $64.81 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $28.45 | $40.13 | $51.80 | $63.48 |
| Abilene, TX | $29.11 | $39.54 | $49.98 | $60.41 |
| Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $29.94 | $38.31 | $46.68 | $55.05 |
| Tyler, TX | $27.53 | $38.24 | $48.94 | $59.65 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $26.86 | $37.22 | $47.57 | $57.93 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $26.88 | $37.18 | $47.49 | $57.79 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $27.64 | $36.69 | $45.73 | $54.78 |
| Waco, TX | $29.97 | $36.40 | $42.84 | $49.27 |
| Amarillo, TX | $28.15 | $35.62 | $43.08 | $50.55 |
| Midland, TX | $28.97 | $35.50 | $42.03 | $48.56 |
| Laredo, TX | $27.79 | $35.43 | $43.06 | $50.70 |
| North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $27.85 | $35.40 | $42.96 | $50.51 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $27.54 | $35.33 | $43.13 | $50.92 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $26.02 | $34.27 | $42.51 | $50.76 |
| Victoria, TX | $26.39 | $34.13 | $41.88 | $49.62 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $27.81 | $33.47 | $39.12 | $44.78 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $23.00 | $33.46 | $43.91 | $54.37 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $23.00 | $33.46 | $43.91 | $54.37 |
| Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $26.88 | $33.29 | $39.71 | $46.12 |
| Lubbock, TX | $28.58 | $32.76 | $36.94 | $41.12 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $24.38 | $31.88 | $39.39 | $46.89 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $25.68 | $31.85 | $38.01 | $44.18 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $26.42 | $31.26 | $36.10 | $40.94 |
| Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $20.51 | $31.12 | $41.72 | $52.33 |
| Longview, TX | $23.74 | $30.84 | $37.93 | $45.03 |
| El Paso, TX | $21.80 | $27.90 | $33.99 | $40.09 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $19.94 | $27.45 | $34.95 | $42.46 |
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
- Software Developers
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
- Web Developers
- Web and Digital Interface Designers
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