SOC 15-1244, wage year 2025-26
Network and Computer Systems Administrators prevailing wage in Texas
Short answer
In Texas, the median prevailing wage for network and computer systems administrators across its 32 areas is $26.13 an hour at Level 1 ($54,350 a year) and $45.05 an hour at Level 4 ($93,714 a year). The Level 2 median of $32.66 is 9% below the national median across areas ($35.86). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is the highest-paying area at $41.81 at Level 2, and Sherman-Denison, TX the lowest at $29.33.
Every Texas area for network and computer systems administrators
| Area | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $33.10 | $41.81 | $50.53 | $59.24 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $32.31 | $41.36 | $50.40 | $59.45 |
| Midland, TX | $32.80 | $39.99 | $47.17 | $54.36 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $31.12 | $39.57 | $48.03 | $56.48 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $30.45 | $36.84 | $43.22 | $49.61 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $29.16 | $36.48 | $43.80 | $51.12 |
| Amarillo, TX | $28.56 | $35.03 | $41.49 | $47.96 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $29.10 | $34.95 | $40.80 | $46.65 |
| Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $29.05 | $34.83 | $40.60 | $46.38 |
| Odessa, TX | $25.98 | $34.61 | $43.24 | $51.87 |
| Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $28.29 | $34.26 | $40.24 | $46.21 |
| North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $27.66 | $33.31 | $38.96 | $44.61 |
| Longview, TX | $26.28 | $33.18 | $40.08 | $46.98 |
| El Paso, TX | $26.35 | $33.06 | $39.77 | $46.48 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $26.64 | $32.90 | $39.15 | $45.41 |
| Tyler, TX | $25.20 | $32.77 | $40.33 | $47.90 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $27.06 | $32.55 | $38.05 | $43.54 |
| Victoria, TX | $26.47 | $32.52 | $38.57 | $44.62 |
| Lubbock, TX | $25.33 | $32.29 | $39.25 | $46.21 |
| Waco, TX | $25.46 | $31.87 | $38.29 | $44.70 |
| Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $25.77 | $31.86 | $37.94 | $44.03 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $25.55 | $31.68 | $37.81 | $43.94 |
| Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $25.32 | $31.59 | $37.87 | $44.14 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $25.73 | $31.54 | $37.36 | $43.17 |
| Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $25.63 | $31.34 | $37.05 | $42.76 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $25.44 | $31.09 | $36.74 | $42.39 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $24.16 | $30.80 | $37.45 | $44.09 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $24.78 | $30.56 | $36.33 | $42.11 |
| Abilene, TX | $23.50 | $30.06 | $36.62 | $43.18 |
| Laredo, TX | $24.88 | $29.88 | $34.88 | $39.88 |
| San Angelo, TX | $24.49 | $29.49 | $34.48 | $39.48 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $24.60 | $29.33 | $34.07 | $38.80 |
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.
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