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Software Developers salary in Texas

The median software developers in Texas earns $132,150 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,466 a month.

10th percentile
$82,600
25th percentile
$103,350
Median percentile
$132,150
75th percentile
$162,530
90th percentile
$183,680

Based on 163,880 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

$101,591 take-home a year
Gross pay$132,150
Federal income tax−$20,450
Social Security + Medicare−$10,109
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$8,466
Every two weeks$3,907

Does it go far here?

$136,157Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
17%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

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