Jobs in Austin

Texas

3,540 live roles from 847 employers, every one posted on the employer's own careers site. 473 added in the last 7 days. 40% show the pay.

Median advertised salary $108,000Hourly roles $20.87/hr medianMinimum wage $7.25/hrPay in job ads not required

The market, 7 October 2026

Where Austin's jobs are, and what they pay

Austin has 3,540 live jobs from 847 employers, 8% of all jobs on Joboru in Texas.

The largest fields are engineering (448), sales & business dev (305) and software development (286). Applied Materials is the largest single employer, with 148 openings, ahead of FLEXTRONICS (130) and The University of Texas at Austin (124).

Texas has no law requiring pay in job ads. 40% of listings in Austin show it anyway, against 75% in states that require it. Half of the annual salaries advertised in Austin start at $108,000 or more, and half of hourly roles start above $20.87.

Pay

Advertised pay in Austin

$108,000median starting salary in 1,019 distinct annual ranges

The band covers the middle 80% of advertised starting salaries: one in ten starts below $60,000 and one in ten above $200,000.

$108,000Median advertised salary on Joboru (job ads that state an annual figure)
$56,950Median annual wage of everyone working in the Austin metro area, all jobs (BLS, May 2025)

Why the gap: salaried professional jobs are the ones most likely to be advertised with an annual figure, and they pay more than the workforce as a whole. Hourly jobs are counted separately, below.

$20.87median hourly rate, 390 roles
$15.00one in ten hourly roles starts below
$35.00one in ten starts above

Median starting salary by field

FieldMedianSalaries
Software Development$130,500130
Healthcare & Medical$121,80032
Marketing & Advertising$120,55034
Design & Creative$120,00036
Legal$115,00035
Information Technology$113,75034
Engineering$112,000139
Operations & Supply Chain$100,000118
Sales & Business Dev$100,000113
Accounting & Finance$94,00054

Distinct employer and title pairs only, so one employer posting the same job in 40 cities counts once.

Who's hiring

Largest employers in Austin

Every listing on Joboru US comes straight from the employer's own careers site. No recruitment agencies.

Latest jobs in Austin

Newest first

Austin job market questions

Do employers in Texas have to show the salary?+

No. Texas has no statewide law requiring pay in job ads. 40% of listings in Austin on Joboru show pay anyway.

What is the minimum wage in Texas in 2026?+

$7.25 an hour, the federal minimum. Adopts federal rate by reference.

What does a typical job in Austin pay?+

Half of the annual salaries advertised in Austin on Joboru start at $108,000 or more, and the median hourly rate is $20.87. Across everyone working in the Austin metro area, the median annual wage is $56,950 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025).

How many jobs are there in Austin?+

3,540 live jobs from 847 employers, with 473 added in the last 7 days. Every listing comes straight from the employer's own careers site.