High paying tech and IT jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

Every tech and IT occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single tech and IT job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX run 3.1% above the national average (2024), so a Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX salary is worth about 0.97× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Employed

1Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,810
Bachelor's degree
$118,500 – $279,27030,690
2Computer Hardware Engineers$162,870
Bachelor's degree
$86,190 – $213,7401,570
3Database Architects$154,770
Bachelor's degree
$90,250 – $212,2804,320
4Computer Network Architects$137,900
Bachelor's degree
$76,190 – $186,3705,900
5Information Security Analysts$133,610
Bachelor's degree
$82,140 – $178,0007,080
6Software Developers$133,290
Bachelor's degree
$85,920 – $179,40067,030
7Data Scientists$127,750
Bachelor's degree
$65,190 – $173,34010,120
8Computer Occupations, All Other$127,360
Bachelor's degree
$60,600 – $177,18019,540
9Computer Systems Analysts$122,520
Bachelor's degree
$75,850 – $170,02020,000
10Database Administrators$122,390
Bachelor's degree
$65,300 – $163,3202,430
11Operations Research Analysts$106,380
Bachelor's degree
$61,740 – $201,0804,270
12Web and Digital Interface Designers$104,150
Bachelor's degree
$61,740 – $164,2902,380
13Network and Computer Systems Administrators$103,260
Bachelor's degree
$66,780 – $158,12011,740
14Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$103,210
Bachelor's degree
$61,090 – $154,0108,840
15Computer Programmers$102,240
Bachelor's degree
$67,110 – $145,8303,260
16Web Developers$96,740
Bachelor's degree
$54,510 – $165,4301,660
17Computer Network Support Specialists$75,930
Associate's degree
$45,200 – $128,0403,340
18Computer User Support Specialists$60,710
Some college, no degree
$39,990 – $92,46022,600

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$173,810	$118,500 – $279,270	30,690
2	Computer Hardware EngineersBachelor's degree	$162,870	$86,190 – $213,740	1,570
3	Database ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$154,770	$90,250 – $212,280	4,320
4	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$137,900	$76,190 – $186,370	5,900
5	Information Security AnalystsBachelor's degree	$133,610	$82,140 – $178,000	7,080
6	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$133,290	$85,920 – $179,400	67,030
7	Data ScientistsBachelor's degree	$127,750	$65,190 – $173,340	10,120
8	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$127,360	$60,600 – $177,180	19,540
9	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$122,520	$75,850 – $170,020	20,000
10	Database AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$122,390	$65,300 – $163,320	2,430
11	Operations Research AnalystsBachelor's degree	$106,380	$61,740 – $201,080	4,270
12	Web and Digital Interface DesignersBachelor's degree	$104,150	$61,740 – $164,290	2,380
13	Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsBachelor's degree	$103,260	$66,780 – $158,120	11,740
14	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersBachelor's degree	$103,210	$61,090 – $154,010	8,840
15	Computer ProgrammersBachelor's degree	$102,240	$67,110 – $145,830	3,260
16	Web DevelopersBachelor's degree	$96,740	$54,510 – $165,430	1,660
17	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$75,930	$45,200 – $128,040	3,340
18	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$60,710	$39,990 – $92,460	22,600

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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