It’s definitely worth it to be a software engineer in Dallas, new data shows.
According to numbers collected by professional social network Blind, Dallas ranks as the third highest paid city in Texas for software engineers. Here, the annual base salary for a software engineer is $ 113,517, and the average annual compensation package (including salary, stock options, bonuses, and other goodies) is $ 132,788.
Prominent tech employers in Dallas include FireEye, Match, Palo Alto Networks, and Texas Instruments, according to Blind.
Dallas neighbor Plano enters No. 4 on the list. 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.
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.
In comparison, the average salary for jobs in Dallas is $ 61,979 per year.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, tech juggernaut Austin tops the survey rankings. In Austin, the annual base salary for a software engineer is $ 128,524, and the average annual compensation package is $ 171,981.
“The state capital is home to some of the biggest tech giants,” Blind said.
Blind has rattle into several tech companies with large presence in the city: Apple, Amazon, Dell, Facebook, Google, PayPal, Tesla, and TikTok.
Elsewhere in Texas, Houston appears at No. 2 on Blind’s list of the best paid cities in Texas for software engineers. There, the average annual salary was $ 111,625, and the average annual salary was $ 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.
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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