TX — LAREDO, TX

Software Developer apprenticeships in Laredo, TX

Laredo, TX is a smaller U.S. metro. Here is what working as a software developer looks like locally.

Updated April 24, 2026

KEY FACTS — LAREDO, TX

Laredo: Insufficient metro data for $100K+ projection · market pressure 82/100 — Very high pressure.

Software Developer earning $100K+ annually in Laredo
Insufficient metro data for a reliable local $100K+ count

Metro cell too thin (rate > 50%, employment < 200) to project an honest count.

Source: Census ACS 2024 5-year PUMS (state-rate projection onto metro OEWS employment).

OEWS six-figure baseline (software developer)
~98 of 130 (~75%)

Confidence: high. Our six-figure estimator uses a $115k review threshold; cells where the published p90 reaches that threshold are flagged for conservative upper-tail extrapolation.

Source: BLS OEWS.

Market pressure score (software developer, Laredo)
82/100 — Very high pressure

Confidence: low. Composite of projected annual openings, projected growth, and current $100K+ earnings rate. Not a direct vacancy count.

Source: Projections Central data; score computed by Prentice.

Bachelor’s+ in the Laredo labor force
31K

Source: Census ACS 2022 5-year.

Competitive ratio ($100K+ earners / bachelor’s+)
29.4 per 10k

A framing, not a forecast. See methodology.

Numerator: ACS PUMS $100K+ annual earners.

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Laredo, TX is one of Texas's labor markets for software developers. This page collects what adults switching into a career as a software developer inside the Laredo metro need first: how local pay compares to the state, what the available labor-market data says about six-figure work, and which statewide programs and licensing rules apply locally.

Laredo, TX software developers earn a median of $109,830 (BLS OEWS Laredo MSA, May 2024). For Texas context, statewide pay runs from $28/hr at entry to $49/hr at the state median and $77/hr at the experienced end. Statewide headline: $102K avg salary. The Laredo metro is a smaller U.S. MSA; local wages may run above or below the state median depending on sector mix.

In the Laredo metro, local $100K+ counts are not published as a point estimate because the metro cell is too thin for a reliable projection. Metro cell too thin to project ACS PUMS annual-earner data is used as a suppression signal here, not as a publishable local count. Projections Central long-term pressure score: 82/100 (Very high, low confidence). Bachelor's-plus in the metro labor force: 31K (ACS 2022 5-year). For statewide context: Texas shows ~114K of 151K (~75%). Sources: BLS OEWS, Census ACS PUMS, Projections Central, Census ACS.

Statewide software developer programs and employer-sponsored paths are listed on the Texas programs page; none are flagged as metro-exclusive. Metro program and association references are inherited from sourced state pages unless a metro-exclusive entity is explicitly sourced. Treat them as orientation, not a complete local inventory, and verify current intake details with the statewide source or sponsor before relying. Licensing is set at the state level: Texas rules apply in the Laredo metro unless a local authority says otherwise. Metro pages use state-level licensing and program context unless a city, county, or sponsor rule is explicitly sourced. Verify current licensing, local add-ons, and sponsor requirements with the official state or local authority before relying. Smaller MSAs like the Laredo metro often source software developer apprentices from a 60-mile radius into the nearest larger urban center; check with the state programs page for the closest active intake.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER PAY SNAPSHOT — LAREDO, TX

$109,830 (OEWS MSA-level median)

Source: BLS OEWS MSA cross-industry estimates. Where MSA-level data is suppressed or unpublished we fall back to the state median and label it explicitly.

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