Salaries

Salaries in Texas.

4 metro areas. 3445 roles.

Average cost-of-living index: 0.98x national average. Last updated April 2026.

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Highest Paying

$347,000

SVP of Engineering

Median Role

$321,000

VP of Mobile

Entry Level

$312,000

VP of AI Engineering

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.

Texas has 4 major metro areas tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 0.98x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is SVP of Engineering at $347,000 in Austin. The median role pays $321,000.

Metro areas in Texas

Austin

1.03x COL

Top paying roles

SVP of Engineering$347,000
Senior VP of Security$336,000
SVP of Product$334,000

Dallas

1.01x COL

Top paying roles

Senior VP of Security$333,000
SVP of Product$331,000
SVP of AI Innovation$327,000

Houston

0.97x COL

Top paying roles

SVP of Data$327,000
SVP of Product$324,000
Senior VP of Security$323,000

San Antonio

0.91x COL

Top paying roles

Senior VP of Product$309,000
SVP of AI Innovation$307,000
Chief Security Officer$303,000

Top 30 salaries in Texas

#RoleMedianTop CityRange
1SVP of Engineering$347,000Austin$295,000 to $451,000
2Senior VP of Security$336,000Austin$286,000 to $437,000
3SVP of Product$334,000Austin$283,000 to $434,000
4Chief Science Officer$332,000Austin$259,000 to $432,000
5SVP of AI Innovation$330,000Austin$280,000 to $429,000
6Senior VP of Product$329,000Austin$257,000 to $428,000
7SVP of Data$327,000Austin$278,000 to $425,000
8SVP of Finance$327,000Austin$278,000 to $425,000
9Chief AI Officer$326,000Austin$242,000 to $420,000
10Chief Security Officer$326,000Austin$254,000 to $424,000
11VP of AI Product$325,000Austin$276,000 to $422,000
12VP of IT$325,000Austin$276,000 to $422,000
13VP of Privacy$325,000Austin$276,000 to $422,000
14VP of Field Engineering$325,000Austin$276,000 to $422,000
15SVP of Technology$324,000Austin$275,000 to $421,000
16VP of Mobile$321,000Austin$274,000 to $418,000
17VP of Risk$321,000Austin$273,000 to $418,000
18VP of Data$321,000Austin$274,000 to $418,000
19VP of Information Technology$321,000Austin$274,000 to $418,000
20Senior VP of Design$319,000Austin$250,000 to $415,000
21Chief Machine Learning Officer$318,000Austin$248,000 to $414,000
22CTO$318,000Austin$248,000 to $414,000
23Chief Architect$318,000Austin$271,000 to $414,000
24VP of Technical Support$318,000Austin$271,000 to $414,000
25VP of Security Engineering$318,000Austin$271,000 to $414,000
26VP of Site Reliability Engineering$318,000Austin$271,000 to $414,000
27VP of Engineering$315,000Austin$268,000 to $410,000
28VP of AI$315,000Austin$268,000 to $410,000
29VP of Finance$315,000Austin$268,000 to $410,000
30VP of AI Engineering$312,000Austin$266,000 to $406,000

Tax considerations in Texas

Texas has no state income tax, which can mean 5 to 10% more take home pay compared to California roles. Property taxes are above average, however, running about 1.8% of home value.

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.

Texas has no state income tax, giving Houston workers strong take home pay. The city's overall cost of living is below the national average, further stretching your salary.

Texas has no state income tax. San Antonio has no city income tax. The zero tax environment and very affordable housing create exceptional purchasing power relative to most metros.

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