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Jobs in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX area: pay, hiring and remote work
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has 5,058 open job postings from 669 employers in our data. 26.1% list a pay range, the median posted pay is $132,000 a year, 5% are remote and 28.4% have been open 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.
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).
City by city inside the metro area
| Place | Postings | Employers | Pay listed | Median posted pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas, TX | 2087 | 448 | 33.9% | $134,000 |
| Fort Worth, TX | 541 | 132 | 17.4% | $126,500 |
| Plano, TX | 414 | 70 | 25.1% | $134,500 |
| Irving, TX | 277 | 55 | 29% | $148,000 |
| Richardson, TX | 179 | 29 | 11.3% | – |
| Arlington, TX | 146 | 42 | 9.4% | – |
| Addison, TX | 130 | 15 | 59.2% | $150,500 |
| Frisco, TX | 110 | 40 | 14.1% | – |
| Allen, TX | 88 | 26 | 12.2% | – |
| Carrollton, TX | 77 | 18 | n/a | – |
| Grand Prairie, TX | 59 | 18 | n/a | – |
| Denton, TX | 57 | 17 | n/a | – |
| Mckinney, TX | 56 | 17 | n/a | – |
| Garland, TX | 55 | 15 | 23.1% | – |
| Lewisville, TX | 55 | 14 | n/a | – |
| Sunnyvale, TX | 50 | 3 | n/a | – |
| Grapevine, TX | 48 | 14 | n/a | – |
| Waxahachie, TX | 38 | 10 | n/a | – |
| Coppell, TX | 38 | 11 | n/a | – |
| Westlake, TX | 35 | 4 | 38.1% | – |
| Ft Worth, TX | 34 | 6 | n/a | – |
| Mesquite, TX | 33 | 12 | n/a | – |
| Lancaster, TX | 31 | 8 | n/a | – |
| Flower Mound, TX | 31 | 9 | n/a | – |
| Terrell, TX | 29 | 6 | n/a | – |
| Southlake, TX | 27 | 14 | n/a | – |
| Euless, TX | 23 | 9 | n/a | – |
| Mansfield, TX | 18 | 9 | n/a | – |
| North Richland Hills, TX | 18 | 6 | n/a | – |
| Greenville, TX | 16 | 8 | n/a | – |
| Weatherford, TX | 16 | 8 | 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: Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Frisco.
Posted pay vs official wages
| Kind of job | Median posted pay | Closest official occupation | Official median wage (BLS, May 2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software developers | $168,000 41 postings | software developers | $133,500 |
| People and recruiting | $112,500 17 postings | human resources specialists | $70,500 |
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
| Kind of job | Median posted pay | Postings with pay |
|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | $169,000 | 19 |
| Software developers | $168,000 | 41 |
| Security and IT | $154,000 | 26 |
| Legal and compliance | $152,500 | 53 |
| Marketing | $150,000 | 23 |
| Finance and accounting | $137,000 | 37 |
| Data and analytics | $135,000 | 18 |
| Operations and logistics | $122,500 | 44 |
| Product and design | $119,000 | 22 |
| Engineering (other) | $115,500 | 25 |
| Accountants | $114,000 | 13 |
| People and recruiting | $112,500 | 17 |
| Sales | $110,500 | 127 |
| Nursing and clinical care | $107,500 | 37 |
Who is hiring, by industry
| Industry | Postings |
|---|---|
| Software & Technology | 861 |
| Retail & E-commerce | 823 |
| Healthcare & Life Sciences | 607 |
| Manufacturing & Industrial | 558 |
| Real Estate & Construction | 546 |
| Other | 437 |
| Consulting & Professional Services | 361 |
| Financial Services | 337 |
| Insurance | 160 |
| Media & Entertainment | 122 |
| Logistics & Transportation | 96 |
| Energy & Utilities | 59 |
| Education | 47 |
| Government & Nonprofit | 33 |
Employers with the most openings
- RaceTrac: 273 postings
- Shieldai: 129 postings
- Capital One: 127 postings
- Floor & Decor: 92 postings
- McKesson: 82 postings
Federal government hiring
267 federal job announcements open to the public list Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, with a median posted salary range midpoint of $118,500. Agencies hiring most: Veterans Health Administration (71), Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System (21), Federal Aviation Administration (19), Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command (12), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (10). Source: USAJOBS, 2026-10-10.
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.
How it compares with similar-sized metro areas
| Metro area | Pay listed | Posted pay | Official wage | Prices | Paycheck power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 26.1% | $132,000 | $51,500 | 103.1 | $50,000 |
| Chicago | 46.2% | $132,000 | $54,500 | 103.6 | $53,000 |
| Houston | 17.5% | $127,500 | $49,500 | 98.6 | $50,000 |
| Washington | 61.2% | $156,500 | $71,000 | 108.9 | $65,500 |
| Philadelphia | 28.4% | $111,500 | $54,500 | 102.6 | $53,000 |
| Atlanta | 25.9% | $134,500 | $51,000 | 100.1 | $51,000 |
| Miami | 21.2% | $115,000 | $48,500 | 114.2 | $42,500 |
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