Software Developers pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
$133,130avg. a year
$64.01 an hour · 22,940 employed
Software Developers in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn an average of $133,130 a year. That is $3,320 (2%) less than the Texas average of $136,450. The U.S. average is $148,100.
$129,440Median pay
$64.01Average hourly
-2%vs. Texas average
22,940Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for software developers in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 23.
131,960 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$143,630
$69.05 an hour
267,030 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$138,810
$66.74 an hour
3400 jobs
Midland, TX
$132,250
$63.58 an hour
4120 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$131,130
$63.05 an hour
58,010 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$130,080
$62.54 an hour
6110 jobs
Odessa, TX
$129,030
$62.03 an hour
7520 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$127,370
$61.24 an hour
8420 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$127,210
$61.16 an hour
9320 jobs
Tyler, TX
$126,090
$60.62 an hour
10470 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$122,560
$58.92 an hour
1180 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$121,920
$58.62 an hour
12490 jobs
Waco, TX
$121,420
$58.38 an hour
131,360 jobs
El Paso, TX
$121,370
$58.35 an hour
14320 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$117,690
$56.58 an hour
1570 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$116,530
$56.02 an hour
16320 jobs
Longview, TX
$116,290
$55.91 an hour
17400 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$116,020
$55.78 an hour
18340 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$115,070
$55.32 an hour
19130 jobs
Laredo, TX
$114,740
$55.16 an hour
20310 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$109,640
$52.71 an hour
21620 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$109,360
$52.58 an hour
22250 jobs
Abilene, TX
$106,580
$51.24 an hour
23130 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$105,850
$50.89 an hour
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How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Computer User Support Specialists | $62,700 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $119,050 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $112,160 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $108,200 |
| Information Security Analysts | $126,880 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $99,080 |
Questions and answers
How much do software developers make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
The average is $133,130 a year, and the median is $129,440. About 22,940 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $3,320 (2%) less than the Texas average of $136,450.
Is this job common in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
It makes up 7.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.64 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 15-1252. Metro area: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 26420). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.