Software Engineer salary in Dallas
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026
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Software Engineer pay in Dallas is measured from 13 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 8 postings put the middle half between $116,852 and $166,875, with a median of $141,275.
Against the 64 other measured markets for software engineer at senior, this sits below 61 of them; Long Beach leads at $227,450.
Every range here rests on fewer than 10 postings, so read them as a strong hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column shows exactly what backs each number.
23 software engineer roles are open in Dallas right now, 23 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $97,000 – $190,000 | $97,000 | 5hint |
| Senior | $116,852 – $166,875 | $141,275 | 8hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open software engineer roles in Dallas · 23 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $135,000–$292,800scale $80,000–$410,000
Software Engineer - Fullstack nextdoor · San Francisco $135,000–$200,000 5w ago Staff Software Engineer Cantor Fitzgerald/BGC · Dallas $175,000–$230,000 6w ago 
Mission Systems Software Engineer (R5888) Shield AI · Dallas $135,000–$250,000 6w ago 
Senior Software Engineer, Data & Cloud Pariveda · Dallas $105,400–$115,900 6w ago Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Maritime (R5339) Shield AI · Boston $160,000–$240,000 8w ago Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Space (R5338) Shield AI · Boston $160,000–$240,000 2mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Space (R5368) Shield AI · Boston $187,531–$281,297 2mo ago Software Engineer, Networking & OS (R6362) Shield AI · Dallas $120,000–$190,000 2mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5423) Shield AI · Washington $163,200–$244,800 3mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208) Shield AI · Washington $163,200–$244,800 3mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Weapons (R5427) Shield AI · Washington $163,200–$244,800 3mo ago Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5398) Shield AI · Washington $233,760–$350,640 3mo ago Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Weapons (R5398) Shield AI · Washington $233,760–$350,640 3mo ago Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5193) Shield AI · Washington $233,760–$350,640 3mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Emerging Domains (R5401) Shield AI · Washington $195,200–$292,800 3mo ago Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208) Shield AI · Washington $195,200–$292,800 3mo ago Mission Systems Software Engineer - BlueSky (R5199) Shield AI · Los Angeles $224,000–$335,000 4mo ago Software Engineer, Embedded Applications (R5068) Shield AI · Dallas $150,000–$290,000 4mo ago Software Engineer II, Autonomy Behaviors (R5202) Shield AI · Boston $131,921–$197,881 5mo ago Ground System Full Stack Software Engineer (R4787) Shield AI · Seattle $150,000–$250,000 6mo ago Ground Control Station (GCS) Software Engineer (R4758) Shield AI · Dallas $130,000–$250,000 1y ago