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Jobs in Austin, TX: pay, hiring and remote work
In Austin, 26.6% of the 2,899 job postings we track list a pay range, and the median posted pay is $169,000 a year. 7.9% are remote, 9.9% are entry level, and 41.6% have been open for more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
- A $165,000 posted salary in the Austin area buys about what $168,500 buys in the average US metro area, because prices here run 2% below the national average.
- After adjusting for local prices, the typical worker's official median wage ($57,000) is worth $58,000 in average-US dollars, 11th of 99 metro areas.
- 43.5% of open postings have been listed for more than 60 days (median 50 days), 4th highest of 99 metro areas.
- Housing costs run 20% above the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
- 9.1% of postings are entry-level, 88th of 99 metro areas.
TX has no statewide law requiring a pay range in job postings.
Austin is part of the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, with suburbs and nearby towns broken out.
The metro area's unemployment rate was 3.9% in 2026-08 (3.8% a year earlier) (BLS, not seasonally adjusted). Across Texas, employers had 608,000 job openings in 2025-12, an openings rate of 4.1% (BLS JOLTS). Indeed's own measure of job postings in the metro area is 17% above its February 2020 level and 14% higher than a year ago (Indeed Hiring Lab, 2026-10-02).
Posted pay vs official wages
| Kind of job | Median posted pay | Closest official occupation | Official median wage (BLS, May 2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software developers | $186,000 44 postings | software developers | $134,000 |
| People and recruiting | $126,000 15 postings | human resources specialists | $76,000 |
Official wages are the Bureau of Labor Statistics median annual wage for all workers in that occupation in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area. Posted pay is the middle of the ranges in open postings, so the two measure different things: pay for open jobs versus pay for everyone already employed.
Posted pay by kind of job in Austin
| Kind of job | Median posted pay | Postings with pay |
|---|---|---|
| Security and IT | $197,500 | 29 |
| Nursing and clinical care | $186,000 | 20 |
| Software developers | $186,000 | 44 |
| Legal and compliance | $185,000 | 22 |
| Software engineering | $184,500 | 27 |
| Product and design | $182,500 | 20 |
| Finance and accounting | $165,500 | 15 |
| Engineering (other) | $155,000 | 39 |
| Sales | $155,000 | 81 |
| Data and analytics | $135,000 | 11 |
| Marketing | $132,500 | 30 |
| People and recruiting | $126,000 | 15 |
| Operations and logistics | $110,000 | 33 |
Kinds of job are grouped by title wording. Pay is the midpoint of the range in the posting, annualized for hourly postings.
Who is hiring, by industry
| Industry | Postings |
|---|---|
| Software & Technology | 948 |
| Manufacturing & Industrial | 289 |
| Healthcare & Life Sciences | 279 |
| Energy & Utilities | 262 |
| Other | 232 |
| Retail & E-commerce | 158 |
| Real Estate & Construction | 150 |
| Financial Services | 140 |
| Consulting & Professional Services | 139 |
| Logistics & Transportation | 114 |
| Media & Entertainment | 88 |
| Insurance | 55 |
| Education | 37 |
Employers with the most openings
- Base Power: 160 postings
- Saronic: 128 postings
- Fluidstack: 117 postings
- Allencontrolsystems: 65 postings
- Neuralink: 62 postings
What applications ask in Austin
Among 591 application forms we read: 24.9% ask applicants for a salary expectation, 75.1% ask about visa sponsorship, 52.6% include the equal-opportunity section, and 10.5% carry an AI-use notice. Question wording only; no applicant answers are ever collected.
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX area run 2% below the national average, and housing runs 20% above it. The official median wage for all jobs is $57,000, which is worth $58,000 in average-US dollars. The median posted pay of $165,000 is worth $168,500.
How it compares with similar-sized metro areas
| Metro area | Pay listed | Posted pay | Official wage | Prices | Paycheck power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | 21.4% | $165,000 | $57,000 | 98.1 | $58,000 |
| St. Louis | 19.7% | $122,500 | $50,000 | 95.1 | $52,500 |
| Charlotte | 24.5% | $127,500 | $50,000 | 97.3 | $51,500 |
| Portland | 28.3% | $150,000 | $60,500 | 105.4 | $57,500 |
| Orlando | 17.6% | $102,000 | $46,500 | 101.4 | $46,000 |
| Tampa | 19.3% | $115,000 | $49,000 | 100.9 | $48,500 |
| Las Vegas | 24.6% | $86,500 | $46,500 | 100.2 | $46,500 |
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- Metro area: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
- State: Texas
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