How much do Computer Programmers make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

Percentile spread

For Computer Programmers, the published 10th percentile is $59,360 and the 90th percentile is $175,140. The difference is $115,780, which is 115.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $74,910 to the 75th at $135,630, covers $60,720.

The mean annual wage is $109,100, which sits above the median of $100,700. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median is 0.3% higher than the national median of $100,390 for Computer Programmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $102,686, which is 2.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.4% higher than the Texas median of $99,330.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.066, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $100,700 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Programmers at $102,686 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Programmers. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 2nd of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Killeen-Temple, TX is 66 miles away, with a median of $81,230 and employment of 40. That median is 19.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,134, against $102,686 here.
• College Station-Bryan, TX is 77 miles away, with a median of $80,620 and employment of 60. That median is 19.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,641, against $102,686 here.
• Waco, TX is 95 miles away, with a median of $86,900 and employment of 70. That median is 13.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,895, against $102,686 here.