Actually there is one source I do consider reliable for this. I'm going to share a link to the Robert Half Technology salary guide:
https://www.roberthalf.com/sites/default..._guide.pdf
If you scroll down to page 26 in the PDF, you will find "local variances." With 100 being average, Austin does get a rating of 107.
However, Dallas gets 108, Fort Worth gets 107.5, Houston gets 107.5, and San Antonio gets 100. Midland/Odessa gets 115.
This rating of 107 is slightly above average, and that is all it is. And when you factor in the outrageous cost-of-living, Austin is a city where you will work hard and still be poor.
I'm not sure what their methodology is, but they are a company who places people in many different fields. It's their job to know this stuff.
https://www.roberthalf.com/sites/default..._guide.pdf
If you scroll down to page 26 in the PDF, you will find "local variances." With 100 being average, Austin does get a rating of 107.
However, Dallas gets 108, Fort Worth gets 107.5, Houston gets 107.5, and San Antonio gets 100. Midland/Odessa gets 115.
This rating of 107 is slightly above average, and that is all it is. And when you factor in the outrageous cost-of-living, Austin is a city where you will work hard and still be poor.
I'm not sure what their methodology is, but they are a company who places people in many different fields. It's their job to know this stuff.