SOC 15-1252 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Software Developers make in College Station-Bryan, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Software Developers in College Station-Bryan, TX is $101,910. The 10th percentile is $67,240 and the 90th percentile is $154,500. Employment is 620.

Median annual wage

$101,910

10th percentile
$67,240
25th percentile
$79,960
Median
$101,910
75th percentile
$134,830
90th percentile
$154,500
Mean
$109,360

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Software Developers, the published 10th percentile is $67,240 and the 90th percentile is $154,500. The difference is $87,260, which is 85.6% 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 $79,960 to the 75th at $134,830, covers $54,870.

The mean annual wage is $109,360, which sits above the median of $101,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The College Station-Bryan, TX median is 25.1% lower than the national median of $135,980 for Software Developers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $112,049, which is 17.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.9% lower than the Texas median of $132,150.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for College Station-Bryan, TX is 90.951, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $101,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Software Developers at $112,049 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Software Developers. College Station-Bryan, TX ranks 11th of 12 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).).

  • Waco, TX is 75 miles away, with a median of $123,080 and employment of 490. That median is 20.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,988, against $112,049 here.
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 77 miles away, with a median of $134,120 and employment of 31,960. That median is 31.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $136,765, against $112,049 here.
  • Killeen-Temple, TX is 83 miles away, with a median of $123,320 and employment of 470. That median is 21% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $135,320, against $112,049 here.

Employment share

Software Developers accounts for 0.46% of wage-and-salary employment in College Station-Bryan, TX (620 of 134,040). Nationally the occupation is 1.1% of employment (1,687,890 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.43 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in College Station-Bryan, TX · Software Developers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Software Developers make in College Station-Bryan, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Software Developers in College Station-Bryan, TX is $101,910. The 10th percentile is $67,240 and the 90th percentile is $154,500. Employment is 620.

How does that compare with the national median for Software Developers?

The local median is 25.1% lower than the national median of $135,980.

What is Software Developers pay in College Station-Bryan, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for College Station-Bryan, TX is 90.951, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $101,910 is $112,049. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does College Station-Bryan, TX compare with nearby metros for Software Developers?

Waco, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 75 miles away, at $123,080. College Station-Bryan, TX ranks 11th of 12 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.