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Software Developers Salary in Odessa, TX

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Software Developers in Odessa, TX is $127,080. BLS estimates approximately 110 people work in this occupation in Odessa, TX. Odessa, TX is 6.5% below the national median ($135,980).

Median salary
$127,080
Average salary
$129,030
Median hourly
$61.10
Employment
110

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$81,060$38.97
25th percentile$100,820$48.47
Median (50th)$127,080$61.10
75th percentile$149,640$71.94
90th percentile$182,310$87.65

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 4.1% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 14.1% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
1.389
Location quotient
0.13

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Odessa, TX’s regional price level is below the national average (index 93.896, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $135,341 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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