Software Engineering salary in Dallas
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026
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Software Engineering pay in Dallas is measured from 18 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 11 postings put the middle half between $122,154 and $164,596, with a median of $136,012.
Against the 75 other measured markets for software engineering at senior, this sits below 71 of them; Foster City leads at $244,000.
1 of these ranges rests on fewer than 10 postings, so read it as a strong hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column shows exactly what backs each number.
16 software engineering roles are open in Dallas right now, 16 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $91,000 – $195,000 | $135,920 | 7hint |
| Senior | $122,154 – $164,596 | $136,012 | 11 |
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 engineering roles in Dallas · 16 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $120,300–$244,800scale $70,000–$350,000
Senior Software Engineer, Data & Cloud Pariveda · Dallas $105,400–$115,900 6w ago Manager, Staff Software Engineering - HYBRID GEICO · Palo Alto $120,000–$300,000 6w ago 
Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Maritime (R5339) Shield AI · Boston $160,000–$240,000 8w ago Senior Associate, Software Engineering Theocc · Dallas $120,300–$151,900 2mo ago Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Space (R5338) Shield AI · Boston $160,000–$240,000 2mo ago Software Engineer, Networking & OS (R6362) Shield AI · Dallas $120,000–$190,000 2mo ago Forward Deployed Engineer, Autonomy (open level) Shield AI · Remote · US $152,000–$318,000 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 Software Engineer II, Autonomy Behaviors (R5202) Shield AI · Boston $131,921–$197,881 5mo ago 
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Healthcare & Life Sciences Databricks · Chicago $182,000–$250,208 6mo ago Ground Control Station (GCS) Software Engineer (R4758) Shield AI · Dallas $130,000–$250,000 1y ago 
Bilingual Software Developer Cinter · Dallas $70,000–$100,000