SOC 15-1252, wage year 2025-26
Software Developers prevailing wage in Texas
Short answer
In Texas, the median prevailing wage for software developers across its 32 areas is $37.33 an hour at Level 1 ($77,646 a year) and $67.34 an hour at Level 4 ($140,067 a year). The Level 2 median of $47.16 is 4% above the national median across areas ($45.35). Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area is the highest-paying area at $56.11 at Level 2, and Brownsville-Harlingen, TX the lowest at $40.16.
Every Texas area for software developers
| Area | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $42.57 | $56.11 | $69.66 | $83.20 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $43.44 | $55.17 | $66.90 | $78.63 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $43.70 | $54.29 | $64.89 | $75.48 |
| Midland, TX | $41.18 | $51.39 | $61.60 | $71.81 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $41.08 | $51.24 | $61.41 | $71.57 |
| Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $39.50 | $51.15 | $62.81 | $74.46 |
| Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $40.67 | $50.98 | $61.28 | $71.59 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $40.43 | $50.95 | $61.46 | $71.98 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $39.87 | $50.06 | $60.26 | $70.45 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $39.15 | $49.53 | $59.91 | $70.29 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $38.58 | $49.44 | $60.30 | $71.16 |
| North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $38.86 | $49.41 | $59.97 | $70.52 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $38.73 | $49.15 | $59.56 | $69.98 |
| Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $38.32 | $48.62 | $58.91 | $69.21 |
| Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $36.87 | $47.73 | $58.60 | $69.46 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $37.18 | $47.17 | $57.15 | $67.14 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $37.48 | $47.15 | $56.83 | $66.50 |
| Odessa, TX | $36.88 | $47.10 | $57.32 | $67.54 |
| El Paso, TX | $37.02 | $46.62 | $56.23 | $65.83 |
| Tyler, TX | $36.72 | $46.54 | $56.37 | $66.19 |
| Victoria, TX | $38.18 | $46.38 | $54.58 | $62.78 |
| Waco, TX | $36.38 | $46.11 | $55.83 | $65.56 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $34.37 | $44.04 | $53.70 | $63.37 |
| Laredo, TX | $33.86 | $43.67 | $53.47 | $63.28 |
| Longview, TX | $34.80 | $43.49 | $52.19 | $60.88 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $34.22 | $43.27 | $52.32 | $61.37 |
| Lubbock, TX | $33.20 | $42.70 | $52.21 | $61.71 |
| San Angelo, TX | $33.33 | $42.56 | $51.79 | $61.02 |
| Amarillo, TX | $31.18 | $42.52 | $53.86 | $65.20 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $33.25 | $42.41 | $51.57 | $60.73 |
| Abilene, TX | $32.10 | $41.48 | $50.85 | $60.23 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $30.13 | $40.16 | $50.18 | $60.21 |
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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