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Jobs in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX area: pay, hiring and remote work
The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area has 3,705 open job postings from 500 employers in our data. 21.4% list a pay range, the median posted pay is $165,000 a year, 6.3% are remote and 43.5% have been open 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.
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).
City by city inside the metro area
| Place | Postings | Employers | Pay listed | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | 2899 | 469 | 26.6% | $169,000 |
| Bastrop, TX | 558 | 6 | n/a | – |
| San Marcos, TX | 49 | 13 | n/a | – |
| Round Rock, TX | 40 | 14 | n/a | – |
| Cedar Park, TX | 35 | 12 | n/a | – |
| Georgetown, TX | 25 | 11 | n/a | – |
| Pflugerville, TX | 19 | 9 | n/a | – |
| Leander, TX | 19 | 5 | n/a | – |
| Taylor, TX | 17 | 5 | n/a | – |
Places with at least 15 postings from 3 employers. Shading shows where median posted pay is higher. Pay figures need 8 postings with pay.
City pages: Austin.
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
| Kind of job | Median posted pay | Postings with pay |
|---|---|---|
| Security and IT | $197,500 | 29 |
| 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) | $154,500 | 40 |
| Sales | $152,500 | 84 |
| Nursing and clinical care | $142,500 | 23 |
| Data and analytics | $135,000 | 11 |
| People and recruiting | $126,000 | 15 |
| Marketing | $119,000 | 32 |
| Operations and logistics | $109,000 | 34 |
Who is hiring, by industry
| Industry | Postings |
|---|---|
| Software & Technology | 963 |
| Energy & Utilities | 813 |
| Healthcare & Life Sciences | 321 |
| Manufacturing & Industrial | 315 |
| Other | 263 |
| Real Estate & Construction | 198 |
| Retail & E-commerce | 194 |
| Consulting & Professional Services | 166 |
| Financial Services | 149 |
| Logistics & Transportation | 126 |
| Media & Entertainment | 92 |
| Insurance | 58 |
| Education | 37 |
Employers with the most openings
- Spacex: 579 postings
- Base Power: 160 postings
- Saronic: 128 postings
- Fluidstack: 117 postings
- Greystar: 67 postings
Federal government hiring
283 federal job announcements open to the public list Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, with a median posted salary range midpoint of $93,500. Agencies hiring most: Department of the Air Force Headquarters (117), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (35), Federal Aviation Administration (17), Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System (16), Veterans Health Administration (11). Source: USAJOBS, 2026-10-10.
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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Related pages
- State pages: Texas
- Compare Austin with other metro areas
- Paycheck calculator: what a salary in Austin is worth elsewhere
- Mentioned in: October 2026 report
Where it ranks
A posting that lists several places counts once in the metro. Metro areas are the Census Bureau's 2023 definitions. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in the area. Methodology · All metro areas (CSV)