Software & IT Austin, TX
Software & IT salary in Austin, TX
Typical pay
$160,100a year
Most Software & ITs earn $133k to $198k a year
From 654 current job postings, updated Oct 31, 2026 Pay that employers list in their job postings
The median Software & IT salary in Austin, TX is $160,100 a year. Most job postings pay $133,100 to $197,500. From 654 current job postings, updated Oct 31, 2026.
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Typical pay by city in Texas
Back to the whole USTexas
$143k typical, most $110k to $175k
| Austin, TX | $160k | $133k to $198k | 654 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | $144k | $104k to $176k | 271 |
| San Antonio, TX | $137k | $109k to $171k | 168 |
| Dallas, TX | $135k | $106k to $165k | 819 |
| McAllen, TX | $94k | $54k to $124k | 14 |
| Abilene, TX | – | – | 1 |
| Amarillo, TX | – | – | 0 |
| Beaumont, TX | – | – | 0 |
| Brownsville, TX | – | – | 0 |
| College Station, TX | – | – | 9 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | – | – | 24 |
| Eagle Pass, TX | – | – | 0 |
| El Paso, TX | – | – | 28 |
| Killeen, TX | – | – | 1 |
| Laredo, TX | – | – | 0 |
| Longview, TX | – | – | 0 |
| Lubbock, TX | – | – | 2 |
| Midland, TX | – | – | 0 |
| Odessa, TX | – | – | 16 |
| San Angelo, TX | – | – | 1 |
| Sherman, TX | – | – | 0 |
| Texarkana, TX | – | – | 0 |
| Tyler, TX | – | – | 2 |
| Victoria, TX | – | – | 1 |
| Waco, TX | – | – | 2 |
Pay advertised in current postings, per year. Postings are those that list pay.
Pay by experience level
What most job postings pay at each stage. The dot is typical pay.
- Starting out 14 job postings$70k $100k
Typical: $80k
Most new hires start near the low end.
- Experienced 246 job postings$123k $173k
Typical: $147k
- Senior 250 job postings$151k $214k
Typical: $179k
- Lead or manager 31 job postings$175k $225k
Typical: $185k
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Pay by employer and level
Typical yearly pay at the employers with the most postings that list pay. A dash means fewer than 10 of their postings at that level list pay.
| Employer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | $169k | – | $169k | $198k | – |
| Google LLC | $187k | – | $187k | – | – |
| Microsoft | $190k | – | – | – | – |
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Employers hiring now typically offer $160,100 a year for Software & IT roles in Austin, TX. These numbers come from the pay employers list in their job postings, so they show what is on offer today rather than what people earned last year. We only show a number when at least 10 postings list pay.
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