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Software Developers salary in Dallas, TX

The median software developers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $133,290 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,531 a month.

10th percentile
$85,920
25th percentile
$105,660
Median percentile
$133,290
75th percentile
$164,100
90th percentile
$179,400

Based on 67,030 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$102,370 take-home a year
Gross pay$133,290
Federal income tax−$20,724
Social Security + Medicare−$10,197
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$8,531
Every two weeks$3,937

Does it go far here?

$129,295Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
19%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

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