Side-by-side distribution
Austin
$160,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 42.5%
- Live roles
- 4,368
Washington
$150,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 69.3%
- Live roles
- 5,940
Highest-paying jobs
Performance Marketing Manager
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Inside Sales Rep, Austin, Texas
Strategic Account Executive - TOLA (Remote)
Strategic Account Executive
Account Executive, Enterprise
Lead Systems Software Architect
Freelance Business Writer
Chief of Staff
Freelance Finance Content Writer
Highest-paying jobs
Project Coordinator 1
Director of Development
Account Executive
SVP, Public Affairs
Managing Director, US Market Access
Managing Director, Digital Strategy
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Vice President of Enterprise Sales, East
Psychiatrist (MD / DO)
VP, Sales - GovTech (CLEAR1 - B2B)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Fluidstack
|
$217,500 | 269 |
|
Braze
|
$138,000 | 49 |
Neuralink
|
$118,500 | 48 |
DoorDash USA
|
$145,650 | 46 |
Gong.io
|
$162,250 | 38 |
Tenstorrent
|
$300,000 | 35 |
MongoDB
|
$150,000 | 35 |
NoGigiddy
|
$43,680 | 29 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 263 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$148,400 | 251 |
Esri
|
$129,740 | 184 |
| AX Axon | $185,250 | 97 |
Databricks
|
$214,700 | 94 |
|
Okta
|
$214,000 | 86 |
|
NoGigiddy
|
$43,680 | 70 |
Palantir
|
$140,000 | 64 |
Highest-paying roles in Austin
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| UX Designer | $201,600 | 15 |
| Software Engineer | $200,000 | 461 |
| Data Scientist | $187,500 | 17 |
| DevOps | $173,500 | 70 |
| Recruiter | $157,500 | 261 |
| Product Manager | $156,500 | 396 |
| Customer Success | $150,000 | 528 |
| Project Manager | $142,500 | 195 |
| Sales | $137,500 | 663 |
| Marketing Manager | $135,000 | 258 |
Highest-paying roles in Washington
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | $180,000 | 44 |
| Software Engineer | $179,000 | 789 |
| UX Designer | $170,500 | 25 |
| Product Manager | $164,850 | 630 |
| Customer Success | $155,805 | 1,026 |
| Recruiter | $155,400 | 566 |
| DevOps | $151,800 | 192 |
| Sales | $150,000 | 1,068 |
| Nurse | $149,475 | 66 |
| Project Manager | $140,500 | 379 |
Austin vs Washington: which pays more?
The median for Austin is $160,000 per year (typically $97,500–$214,625), versus $150,000 for Washington ($100,000–$193,000). That puts Austin about 7% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Austin and Washington are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.