DFW is quietly one of the biggest tech hubs in the country. Here's the landscape.
Major tech employers in DFW:
- Texas Instruments (Dallas) — HQ. Semiconductor giant. 30,000+ DFW employees. Source: ti.com
- AT&T (Downtown Dallas) — HQ. Telecom + media. Source: att.com
- Capital One (Plano) — major tech hub, not just banking. 5,000+ tech workers. Source: capitalonecareers.com
- Toyota (Plano) — North American HQ. Source: toyota.com
- Charles Schwab (Westlake) — HQ moved from SF to DFW. Source: schwab.com
- Lockheed Martin (Fort Worth) — defense tech, F-35 program. Thousands of engineers. Source: lockheedmartin.com
- Meta (Fort Worth) — data center operations. Source: meta.com
- Amazon (multiple DFW) — AWS offices, fulfillment tech, HQ2 overflow. Source: amazon.jobs
- Salesforce (Dallas) — growing DFW presence. Source: salesforce.com
- Goldman Sachs (Dallas) — tech office expansion. Source: goldmansachs.com
Startup scene:
- Dallas Startup Week — annual event. Source: dallasstartupweek.com
- Tech Wildcatters — Dallas-based accelerator. Source: techwildcatters.com
- Capital Factory (Dallas) — coworking + accelerator. Source: capitalfactory.com
- The DEC (Dallas Entrepreneur Center) — co-working, events, networking. Source: thedec.co
Average tech salaries (DFW, 2026):
- Software Engineer: $110,000-145,000
- Senior Software Engineer: $140,000-180,000
- Data Scientist: $115,000-150,000
- Product Manager: $120,000-160,000
- DevOps/SRE: $120,000-155,000
- Source: Glassdoor DFW tech salary data, Levels.fyi
Why DFW for tech:
- No state income tax means your $140K goes further than $170K in California
- Lower cost of living than Austin, Bay Area, Seattle, NYC
- Fortune 500 companies provide stability vs startup volatility
Sources:
- Glassdoor salary data for DFW
- Company career pages
- Dallas Regional Chamber economic reports
Where do you work in DFW tech?
The no state income tax thing is real. My $140K in DFW equals roughly $175K in the Bay Area when you factor in California income tax + cost of living.