SOC 15-1253, wage year 2025-26
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers prevailing wage in Texas
Short answer
In Texas, the median prevailing wage for software quality assurance analysts and testers across its 32 areas is $29.51 an hour at Level 1 ($61,370 a year) and $56.76 an hour at Level 4 ($118,061 a year). The Level 2 median of $38.67 is 2% above the national median across areas ($37.99). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is the highest-paying area at $43.93 at Level 2, and San Angelo, TX the lowest at $29.69.
Every Texas area for software quality assurance analysts and testers
| Area | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $34.88 | $43.93 | $52.98 | $62.03 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | $34.79 | $43.86 | $52.92 | $61.99 |
| Lubbock, TX | $29.73 | $42.76 | $55.79 | $68.82 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $33.03 | $42.15 | $51.28 | $60.40 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $32.27 | $41.50 | $50.72 | $59.95 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $32.27 | $41.50 | $50.72 | $59.95 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | $32.27 | $41.50 | $50.72 | $59.95 |
| Laredo, TX | $32.27 | $41.50 | $50.72 | $59.95 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $32.27 | $41.50 | $50.72 | $59.95 |
| Victoria, TX | $32.27 | $41.50 | $50.72 | $59.95 |
| Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $33.77 | $41.38 | $48.98 | $56.59 |
| Midland, TX | $30.97 | $41.08 | $51.19 | $61.30 |
| Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $32.14 | $40.96 | $49.78 | $58.60 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $32.12 | $40.82 | $49.52 | $58.22 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $31.49 | $39.34 | $47.18 | $55.03 |
| Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $31.18 | $39.12 | $47.07 | $55.01 |
| Odessa, TX | $28.88 | $38.23 | $47.58 | $56.93 |
| Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $29.18 | $37.69 | $46.19 | $54.70 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $29.28 | $37.40 | $45.51 | $53.63 |
| Abilene, TX | $26.71 | $37.00 | $47.30 | $57.59 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | $26.34 | $36.68 | $47.02 | $57.36 |
| Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $27.74 | $36.58 | $45.43 | $54.27 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR | $26.76 | $35.97 | $45.17 | $54.38 |
| Longview, TX | $27.07 | $35.73 | $44.39 | $53.05 |
| Waco, TX | $26.57 | $35.34 | $44.10 | $52.87 |
| North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $25.50 | $35.22 | $44.95 | $54.67 |
| El Paso, TX | $28.11 | $35.06 | $42.01 | $48.96 |
| Amarillo, TX | $27.08 | $35.03 | $42.98 | $50.93 |
| Tyler, TX | $25.91 | $34.64 | $43.36 | $52.09 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | $28.02 | $34.50 | $40.99 | $47.47 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $21.66 | $30.36 | $39.07 | $47.77 |
| San Angelo, TX | $23.37 | $29.69 | $36.02 | $42.34 |
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
- Web Developers
- Web and Digital Interface Designers
- Computer Occupations, All Other
- Data Scientists