In Dallas, 33.9% of the 2,087 job postings we track list a pay range, and the median posted pay is $134,000 a year. 9.1% are remote, 12.8% are entry level, and 35.5% have been open for more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
A $132,000 posted salary in the Dallas area buys about what $128,000 buys in the average US metro area, because prices here run 3% above the national average.
Housing costs run 18% above the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
After adjusting for local prices, the typical worker's official median wage ($51,500) is worth $50,000 in average-US dollars, 69th of 99 metro areas.
26.1% of open job postings list a pay range, 35th of 99 metro areas.
Posted pay for software developers is 26% above the official median wage for software developers in the same metro area.
Dallas compared with similar-sized metro areas: the median wage divided by the local price level (US average prices = 100). Download this chart (SVG)
2,087open postings from 448 employers
33.9%list a pay range (#26 of 71 published cities)
$134,000median posted pay (middle half: $101,000 to $175,000), from 660 postings with pay
9.1%remote, 0.4% hybrid
36 daysmedian time a posting has been open; 35.5% over 60 days
$51,500official median wage for all jobs in the metro area (BLS)
12.8%entry-level postings
TX has no statewide law requiring a pay range in job postings.
The metro area's unemployment rate was 4.4% in 2026-08 (4.3% 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 13.1% above its February 2020 level and 8.8% 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
$155,000 17 postings
software developers
$133,500
Official wages are the Bureau of Labor Statistics median annual wage for all workers in that occupation in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, 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 Dallas
Kind of job
Median posted pay
Postings with pay
Software engineering
$171,000
11
Security and IT
$157,500
19
Software developers
$155,000
17
Legal and compliance
$154,000
42
Marketing
$150,000
17
Nursing and clinical care
$142,500
13
Finance and accounting
$134,000
22
Operations and logistics
$126,500
23
Engineering (other)
$115,500
25
Accountants
$114,000
11
Sales
$112,500
84
Product and design
$110,000
17
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
568
Real Estate & Construction
256
Healthcare & Life Sciences
227
Other
219
Consulting & Professional Services
196
Retail & E-commerce
171
Manufacturing & Industrial
119
Media & Entertainment
66
Financial Services
65
Energy & Utilities
50
Insurance
43
Logistics & Transportation
41
Government & Nonprofit
31
Education
30
Employers with the most openings
Shieldai: 129 postings
Olsson: 72 postings
Pmg: 68 postings
Dlrgroup: 45 postings
Coreweave: 43 postings
What applications ask in Dallas
Among 466 application forms we read: 48.9% ask applicants for a salary expectation, 83% ask about visa sponsorship, 66.7% include the equal-opportunity section, and 13.5% carry an AI-use notice. Question wording only; no applicant answers are ever collected.
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area run 3% above the national average, and housing runs 18% above it. The official median wage for all jobs is $51,500, which is worth $50,000 in average-US dollars. The median posted pay of $132,000 is worth $128,000.
Local prices compared with the national average, where 100 is the US average. Download this chart (SVG)Median wages for the ten occupations with the most workers here (worker count in parentheses). Download this chart (SVG)Official median wage next to the median pay in open postings for the same jobs. Download this chart (SVG)Which industries have the most open postings in our data. Download this chart (SVG)
Postings that list several cities count in each one. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in Dallas. Methodology · All cities (CSV)
