Jobs in San Antonio, TX: pay, hiring and remote work
In San Antonio, 20.3% of the 745 job postings we track list a pay range, and the median posted pay is $126,000 a year. 3.1% are remote, 14.4% are entry level, and 27.6% have been open for more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
A $113,000 posted salary in the San Antonio area buys about what $119,500 buys in the average US metro area, because prices here run 5% below the national average.
After adjusting for local prices, the typical worker's official median wage ($47,000) is worth $49,500 in average-US dollars, 72nd of 99 metro areas.
2.9% of postings are remote, 70th highest of 99 metro areas.
Indeed's own count of job postings in the metro area is 11.9% above its February 2020 level.
20.9% of open job postings list a pay range, 51st of 99 metro areas.
San Antonio compared with similar-sized metro areas: the median wage divided by the local price level (US average prices = 100). Download this chart (SVG)
745open postings from 199 employers
20.3%list a pay range (#52 of 71 published cities)
$126,000median posted pay (middle half: $81,000 to $152,000), from 123 postings with pay
3.1%remote, 0% hybrid
30 daysmedian time a posting has been open; 27.6% over 60 days
$47,000official median wage for all jobs in the metro area (BLS)
14.4%entry-level postings
TX has no statewide law requiring a pay range in job postings.
The metro area's unemployment rate was 4.5% 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 11.9% above its February 2020 level and 3.8% higher than a year ago (Indeed Hiring Lab, 2026-10-02).
Posted pay by kind of job in San Antonio
Kind of job
Median posted pay
Postings with pay
Software engineering
$145,000
11
Sales
$135,000
21
Nursing and clinical care
$115,000
11
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
Retail & E-commerce
128
Healthcare & Life Sciences
125
Manufacturing & Industrial
87
Media & Entertainment
82
Other
71
Consulting & Professional Services
68
Software & Technology
64
Real Estate & Construction
60
Employers with the most openings
Frost Bank: 61 postings
Boxlunch: 35 postings
Carvana: 28 postings
Careers Pulice: 26 postings
Greystar: 24 postings
What applications ask in San Antonio
Among 98 application forms we read: 44.9% ask applicants for a salary expectation, 70.4% ask about visa sponsorship, 50% include the equal-opportunity section, and 18.4% carry an AI-use notice. Question wording only; no applicant answers are ever collected.
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX area run 5% below the national average, and housing runs 5% below it. The official median wage for all jobs is $47,000, which is worth $49,500 in average-US dollars. The median posted pay of $113,000 is worth $119,500.
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)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 San Antonio. Methodology · All cities (CSV)
