Software & IT Houston, TX
Software & IT salary in Houston, TX
Typical pay
$142,100a year
Most Software & ITs earn $102k to $175k a year
From 268 current job postings, updated Nov 2, 2026 Pay that employers list in their job postings
The median Software & IT salary in Houston, TX is $142,100 a year. Most job postings pay $102,100 to $175,200. From 268 current job postings, updated Nov 2, 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 | $134k to $198k | 648 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | $142k | $102k to $175k | 268 |
| Dallas, TX | $135k | $106k to $165k | 792 |
| San Antonio, TX | $133k | $106k to $171k | 170 |
| 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 | – | – | 29 |
| 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 6 job postings
Not enough postings yet (we show pay once 10 postings list it)
- Experienced 89 job postings$90k $157k
Typical: $125k
- Senior 110 job postings$143k $191k
Typical: $169k
- Lead or manager 12 job postings$136k $216k
Typical: $189k
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Senior: most postings pay $143k to $191k a year, typically $169k.
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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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPE | $209k | – | $203k | $232k | – |
| Trace3 | $169k | – | – | $180k | – |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise | $226k | – | – | – | – |
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Employers hiring now typically offer $142,100 a year for Software & IT roles in Houston, 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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