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?
DFW startup scene is growing but still behind Austin. If you want startup energy, Austin has the edge. If you want stable big-company tech, DFW wins.