Software Developers salary in San Antonio, Texas

About 6,890 Software Developers work in the San Antonio metro, a workforce large enough to sustain a real local market but smaller than what BLS counts in Austin or Dallas.

The median annual wage here was $125,210 in 2024. That sits roughly 4% below the Texas median of $130,500 and about 10% below the national figure of $138,520. San Antonio consistently runs a bit behind the state's larger tech hubs on wage levels, and these numbers reflect that.

The spread across earners is wide. Someone at the 10th percentile took home around $76,610, while a developer at the 90th percentile earned $164,580. Top earners made about 2.1 times what bottom earners made. That gap likely reflects how differently the city's employer base pays: government contractors, healthcare IT shops, and financial services firms each have their own pay bands, and a developer's title, clearance level, or specialty can shift their number significantly. The mean of $127,930 sits only slightly above the median, which tells us the high-end earners aren't pulling the average up by much.

For anyone weighing San Antonio against other Texas metros, the 10% national gap is the number worth sitting with. Some of that difference reflects the local cost of living, which BLS wages don't adjust for. Some reflects the kinds of employers that hire here. San Antonio draws defense and government work more than venture-backed software companies, and that shapes what the market pays.