Job market report: Austin, TX
Open jobs, pay and living costs in and around Austin, from the listings JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. Data as of November 5, 2026.
At a glance
- 854 open listings in Austin; 861 jobs within 25 miles.
- ▲ 203 new in the last 7 days; 14 today.
- Typical listed pay: $126k a year ($129k at U.S.-average prices). Each employer counts once.
- Living costs in TX: 3% below the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023 (U.S. average = 100)).
- No WARN layoff notices placed within 50 miles.
Most common jobs in Austin
- Engineer · 208 listings · typical $176k a year
- Manager · 200 listings · typical $130k a year
- Software engineer · 67 listings · typical $181k a year
- Mechanic and technician · 60 listings · typical $57k a year
- Sales · 40 listings · typical $160k a year
- Data and analytics · 38 listings · typical $124k a year
- IT and help desk · 27 listings · typical $102k a year
- Warehouse and logistics · 26 listings · typical $93k a year
- Accounting and finance · 24 listings · typical $145k a year
- Marketing · 21 listings · typical $131k a year
Employers hiring most
- Cloudflare · 171 jobs
- Forest Service · 115 jobs
- Department of the Air Force Headquarters · 113 jobs
- Neuralink · 61 jobs
- SpaceX · 52 jobs
- DoorDash · 50 jobs
- Natera · 39 jobs
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement · 37 jobs
Nearby cities
- Bastrop, TX · 763 jobs · 30 mi
- Taylor, TX · 6 jobs · 26 mi
- Georgetown, TX · 2 jobs · 22 mi
- Canyon Lake, TX · 2 jobs · 41 mi
- New Braunfels, TX · 2 jobs · 48 mi
- Cedar Park, TX · 2 jobs · 13 mi
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