It really pays to be a software engineer in Houston, new data shows.
According to numbers collected by professional social network Blind, Houston appears at No. 2 on this list of cities in Texas with the highest salaries for software engineers. Here, the average annual salary is $ 111,625, and the average annual salary is $ 137,987.
“Long before Austin became a magnet for jobs, there was Houston. Long a hub for the aerospace, defense, and energy industries, the aptly named Space City became the place for a tech job,” Blind said. .
Among the Houston tech employers Blind mentioned are Aspen Technology, Cisco, Intel, Microsoft, and SAP.
Software engineers, also known as software developers, create and test apps, computer software, and related technologies. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics identifies the software developer as one of the most in-demand jobs for 2020 to 2030. The bureau projected demand for an additional 409,500 software developers in the U.S. during that time.
“In almost every industry, we face a global talent shortage,” said KMS Technology, an Atlanta -based provider of software development, testing, and consulting services. “When it comes to software development, however, the shortage is probably the worst. Companies are struggling to find qualified software engineers to fill the jobs, and this is happening in record numbers.
Therefore, software engineers continue to be among the highest paid workers in the country.
Wherever it is in Texas, and not surprisingly given its reputation as a tech hub, Austin ranks as the best paying city in Texas for software engineers, per Blind. There, the annual base salary for a software engineer is $ 128,524, and the average annual compensation package (including salary, stock options, bonuses, and other goodies) is $ 171,981.
“It may come as no surprise that Austin is No. 1, since the state capital is home to some of the biggest tech giants,” Blind said.
Blind rattles off several tech companies with large presence there: Apple, Amazon, Dell, Facebook, Google, PayPal, Tesla, and TikTok.
The average salary for a software engineer in Austin is quite different from the average salary for all the workers here. Estimates vary widely, but PayScale puts the average local salary at $ 74,000 a year.
Meanwhile, Dallas finished third on the Blind list. In Big D, the average annual salary is $ 113,517, and the average annual salary is $ 132,788.
Prominent tech employers in Dallas include FireEye, Match, Palo Alto Networks, and Texas Instruments, according to Blind.
The Dallas suburb of the Plan is at No. 4. The average annual salary for a software engineer in the Plan is $ 107,251, while the average annual salary is $ 121,127.
“North Texas is experiencing strong job growth, and Plano has benefited from the boom,” Blind said.
High-profile tech employers in the Plan include IBM, Intuit, Juniper Networks, Red Hat, and Splunk, according to Blind.
San Antonio enters the top five in Texas. There, the average annual salary for a software engineer is $ 94,626, and the average annual salary is $ 105,254.
San Antonio tech employers highlighted by Blind include Fiserv, iHeartMedia, Oracle, Rackspace, and ServiceNow.
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