SOC 11-3021 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro

Computer and Information Systems Managers Salary in Dallas, TX

The average salary for computer and information systems managers in Dallas, Texas is $185,720 a year ($89.29 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $173,810: half of the 30,690 people in this job in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 3% less than the U.S. average for this job ($192,160).

$185,720average per year

$89.29 / hourMedian $173,810Take-home ≈ $138,281

  • $118K10th
  • $143K25th
  • $174KMedian
  • $215K75th
  • $279K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

30,690people in this job
-3%vs U.S. average
#3 of 25Texas metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer and Information Systems Managers pay range in Dallas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $118,500 a year or less, while the top 10% make $279,270 or more. The middle half of computer and information systems managers in Dallas earn between $143,080 and $215,260.

  • $118K10th
  • $143K25th
  • $174KMedian
  • $215K75th
  • $279K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$185,720$15,477$89.29
Median$173,810$14,484$83.56
Entry level (25th percentile)$143,080$11,923$68.79
Experienced (75th percentile)$215,260$17,938$103.49

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Computer and Information Systems Managers pay in Dallas vs. Texas and the U.S.

Computer and information systems managers in Dallas earn about the same as the Texas average ($181,500) and 3% less than the U.S. average ($192,160). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $175,140.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Dallas$185,720$173,810$118,500$279,27030,690
Texas$181,500$171,530$106,390$277,16073,060
United States$192,160$175,140$107,550$297,510670,570

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Computer and Information Systems Managers salary after taxes in Dallas

On the average salary of $185,720, a single filer in Dallas takes home about $138,281 a year, or $11,523 a month and $5,319 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Dallas a good place for computer and information systems managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Dallas area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.1), so the average $185,720 buys what about $180,153 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 3.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Dallas ($51,440). A typical home costs $366,823, or 2.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer and Information Systems Managers salary in other Texas cities

Dallas ranks 3rd of 25 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($192,450).

All Computer and Information Systems Managers salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for computer and information systems managers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($319,670).

Computer and Information Systems Managers salary by city

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Computer and Information Systems Managers salary in Dallas: questions

How much do computer and information systems managers make an hour in Dallas?

$89.29 an hour on average, and $83.56 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level computer and information systems managers salary in Dallas?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $118,500 a year and the 25th percentile is $143,080, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer and information systems managers take-home pay in Dallas?

About $138,281 a year ($11,523 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $185,720. Texas has no state income tax.

Do computer and information systems managers earn more in Dallas than elsewhere?

The average here is 3% less than the U.S. average for this job ($192,160).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-3021; area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (19100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.76, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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