Side-by-side distribution
Seattle
$179,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 76.9%
- Live roles
- 3,265
Texas
$92,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 30.2%
- Live roles
- 7,872
Highest-paying jobs
Education Market Leader I
S&T Market Leader I
Mid-Market Customer Success Manager, North America
Account Manager
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Research Engineer, Visual Knowledge Work
Performance Engineer, Inference Systems
Engineering Manager, GPU (ML Accelerator)
Staff Research Engineer, Discovery Team
Research Engineer, Computer Use
Highest-paying jobs
Sales Leader, Quality Engineering Services
Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Co-Founder & CEO - AI Retail Planning Autopilot
Inside Sales Rep, Austin, Texas
Strategic Account Executive - TOLA (Remote)
Associate Director, Paid Social
Psychiatrist (MD / DO)
Lead Systems Software Architect
Freelance Business Writer
Freelance Finance Content Writer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Fluidstack
|
$217,500 | 256 |
Brex
|
$216,000 | 143 |
Anduril Industries
|
$193,000 | 120 |
|
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 119 |
DoorDash USA
|
$161,300 | 112 |
OpenAI
|
$307,500 | 71 |
| AX Axon | $184,421 | 62 |
DigitalOcean
|
$188,100 | 56 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
NoGigiddy
|
$43,680 | 183 |
Centria Autism
|
$44,720 | 122 |
Serenity Mental Health Centers
|
$100,000 | 118 |
Databricks
|
$216,104 | 46 |
Neuralink
|
$114,500 | 45 |
Oscar Health
|
$122,353 | 39 |
Marksman Security LLC
|
$36,234 | 36 |
Charlie Health
|
$72,500 | 34 |
Highest-paying roles in Seattle
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $207,500 | 833 |
| Data Scientist | $193,000 | 65 |
| DevOps | $192,250 | 82 |
| UX Designer | $181,250 | 30 |
| Sales | $180,000 | 717 |
| Product Manager | $176,400 | 609 |
| Recruiter | $168,935 | 321 |
| Customer Success | $167,500 | 632 |
| Project Manager | $156,900 | 222 |
| Nurse | $151,450 | 22 |
Highest-paying roles in Texas
| Role | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $194,500 | 207 |
| DevOps | $161,000 | 44 |
| Data Scientist | $154,000 | 9 |
| Nurse | $130,000 | 85 |
| Recruiter | $115,000 | 107 |
| Customer Success | $115,000 | 468 |
| Project Manager | $113,250 | 230 |
| Product Manager | $106,000 | 303 |
| Financial Analyst | $105,000 | 47 |
| Accountant | $100,500 | 15 |
Seattle vs Texas: which pays more?
The median for Seattle is $179,000 per year (typically $130,605–$225,000), versus $92,500 for Texas ($55,120–$154,250). That puts Seattle about 94% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Seattle and Texas 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.