SOC 15-1299 · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro

Computer Occupations, All Other Salary in Austin, TX

The average salary for other computer occupations in Austin, Texas is $127,000 a year ($61.06 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $129,470: half of the 10,100 people in this job in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($122,230).

$127,000average per year

$61.06 / hourMedian $129,470Take-home ≈ $98,070

  • $57K10th
  • $82K25th
  • $129KMedian
  • $162K75th
  • $199K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

10,100people in this job
+4%vs U.S. average
#1 of 25Texas metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Occupations, All Other pay range in Austin

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $57,040 a year or less, while the top 10% make $199,380 or more. The middle half of other computer occupations in Austin earn between $81,580 and $161,920.

  • $57K10th
  • $82K25th
  • $129KMedian
  • $162K75th
  • $199K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$127,000$10,583$61.06
Median$129,470$10,789$62.25
Entry level (25th percentile)$81,580$6,798$39.22
Experienced (75th percentile)$161,920$13,493$77.85

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Computer Occupations, All Other pay in Austin vs. Texas and the U.S.

Other computer occupations in Austin earn 8% more than the Texas average ($117,450) and 4% more than the U.S. average ($122,230). At the median the gap is +11% against the U.S. median of $116,580.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Austin$127,000$129,470$57,040$199,38010,100
Texas$117,450$111,530$55,480$174,30057,020
United States$122,230$116,580$55,940$188,470435,370

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Computer Occupations, All Other salary after taxes in Austin

On the average salary of $127,000, a single filer in Austin takes home about $98,070 a year, or $8,173 a month and $3,772 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Austin a good place for other computer occupations? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $127,000 buys what about $129,505 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 3.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Occupations, All Other salary in other Texas cities

Austin ranks 1st of 25 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Computer Occupations, All Other salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for other computer occupations

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($195,680).

Computer Occupations, All Other salary by city

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Computer Occupations, All Other salary in Austin: questions

How much do other computer occupations make an hour in Austin?

$61.06 an hour on average, and $62.24 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other computer occupations salary in Austin?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $57,040 a year and the 25th percentile is $81,580, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other computer occupations take-home pay in Austin?

About $98,070 a year ($8,173 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $127,000. Texas has no state income tax.

Do other computer occupations earn more in Austin than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% more than the U.S. average for this job ($122,230).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 15-1299; area Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (12420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.79, this job is 2.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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