Software Developers salary in Corpus Christi, TX
Median pay for software developers in Corpus Christi, TX: $117,210/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $61,320 – $158,040 · about 460 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($111,055) by +$6,155 (+6%).
What it's really worth in Corpus Christi
With Corpus Christi's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $117,210 has the buying power of about $127,799 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $64,005 · median home $225,070 · median rent $1,408/mo.
How Corpus Christi ranks for this job
On raw pay, Corpus Christi, TX is 73rd of the 186 metros we hold software developers wages for. Once Corpus Christi's cost of living is applied, it ranks 41st.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Corpus Christi is one of the places where software developers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.
What that salary buys in Corpus Christi
A median home in Corpus Christi, TX costs $225,070 — about 1.9× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,408/mo works out at 14% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
Where software developers earn more
Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Corpus Christi.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Corpus Christi | Rent vs Corpus Christi |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $199,100 | +70% | 2.6× |
| San Francisco, CA | $172,340 | +47% | 2.3× |
| Seattle, WA | $167,030 | +43% | 1.6× |
| Santa Maria, CA | $154,200 | +32% | 2.4× |
Same job elsewhere in TX
| Metro | Median pay | vs Corpus Christi | Rent vs Corpus Christi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | $131,320 | +12% | 1.2× |
| Dallas, TX | $129,490 | +10% | 1.2× |
| Houston, TX | $125,720 | +7% | 1.2× |
| San Antonio, TX | $124,600 | +6% | 1× |
Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 186 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.