Salaries in Dallas.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 1.01x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$333,000

Senior VP of Security

Median of All Roles

$140,000

EdTech Software Engineer

Entry Level

$34,000

Hotel Clerk / Front Desk

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Dallas, TX has a cost-of-living index of 1.01x the national average. The highest-paying role is Senior VP of Security at $333,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $140,000. Dallas is a major corporate hub with dozens of Fortune 500 headquarters spanning telecom, finance, defense, and retail.

About the Dallas market

Dallas is a major corporate hub with dozens of Fortune 500 headquarters spanning telecom, finance, defense, and retail. The metro's low cost of living and no state income tax make it a magnet for corporate relocations. Tech salaries in Dallas have risen quickly, particularly in fintech, cybersecurity, and enterprise software.

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Top 50 salaries in Dallas

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Senior VP of Security	$333,000	$283,000 – $433,000
2	SVP of Product	$331,000	$281,000 – $429,000
3	SVP of AI Innovation	$327,000	$278,000 – $425,000
4	Senior VP of Product	$326,000	$255,000 – $424,000
5	SVP of Data	$324,000	$275,000 – $421,000
6	SVP of Finance	$324,000	$276,000 – $421,000
7	Chief Security Officer	$323,000	$252,000 – $420,000
8	Chief AI Officer	$322,000	$239,000 – $416,000
9	SVP of Technology	$321,000	$272,000 – $417,000
10	VP of Mobile	$318,000	$271,000 – $414,000
11	VP of Data	$318,000	$271,000 – $414,000
12	VP of Information Technology	$318,000	$271,000 – $414,000
13	Senior VP of Design	$316,000	$247,000 – $411,000
14	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$315,000	$246,000 – $410,000
15	CTO	$315,000	$246,000 – $410,000
16	Chief Architect	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
17	VP of Technical Support	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
18	VP of Security Engineering	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
19	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$315,000	$268,000 – $410,000
20	SVP of Engineering	$314,000	$267,000 – $408,000
21	VP of Engineering	$312,000	$266,000 – $406,000
22	VP of AI	$312,000	$266,000 – $406,000
23	VP of Finance	$312,000	$265,000 – $406,000
24	VP of Data Science	$309,000	$263,000 – $402,000
25	VP of AI Research	$309,000	$263,000 – $402,000
26	VP of Support Engineering	$309,000	$263,000 – $402,000
27	VP of Quality	$309,000	$263,000 – $402,000
28	VP of Data Engineering	$306,000	$261,000 – $398,000
29	VP of Platform Engineering	$306,000	$261,000 – $398,000
30	VP of Security	$306,000	$261,000 – $398,000
31	VP of Network Engineering	$306,000	$261,000 – $398,000
32	SVP of Sales	$306,000	$239,000 – $398,000
33	SVP of Strategy	$306,000	$239,000 – $398,000
34	VP of Core Engineering	$306,000	$261,000 – $398,000
35	Chief Transformation Officer	$305,000	$237,000 – $396,000
36	Chief Strategy Officer	$304,000	$237,000 – $395,000
37	Chief Commercial Officer	$304,000	$237,000 – $396,000
38	VP of Machine Learning	$303,000	$258,000 – $394,000
39	Senior Head of Product	$303,000	$237,000 – $395,000
40	VP of Cloud	$303,000	$258,000 – $394,000
41	VP of Solutions Engineering	$303,000	$258,000 – $394,000
42	Chief Growth Officer	$302,000	$235,000 – $392,000
43	Chief Science Officer	$301,000	$235,000 – $391,000
44	VP of Infrastructure	$300,000	$255,000 – $390,000
45	VP of Developer Experience	$300,000	$255,000 – $390,000
46	Chief Legal Officer	$300,000	$234,000 – $390,000
47	VP of Information Security	$300,000	$255,000 – $390,000
48	VP of Database Engineering	$300,000	$255,000 – $390,000
49	VP of Application Engineering	$300,000	$255,000 – $390,000
50	Chief Digital Officer	$299,000	$233,000 – $390,000

Tax considerations

Texas levies no state income tax, giving Dallas workers a meaningful take home pay advantage. Local property taxes are above the national average, typically around 2% of assessed value.

Negotiating in Dallas

Highlight the corporate headquarters density in DFW. Employers here compete fiercely for talent and often match or exceed offers from companies across the metroplex.

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