Austin Business Journal lists 71 largest tech employers with more than 117,800 workers in the Austin area

February 22, 2026

The Austin Business Journal released its 2026 ranking of the largest technology employers in the Austin area, identifying 71 companies that together account for more than 117,800 local jobs. The list focuses on firms that provide proprietary technology, those that create products or services shaping business processes.

ABJ collected the information through surveys sent to company representatives, reviews of company websites, and available news reports. To be eligible, a company needed to have updated its local headcount within the previous year, a requirement intended to keep the ranking current.

Some of the region's biggest tech firms did not provide precise local employee numbers. In those cases, ABJ used publicly available data and reasonable estimates to produce local headcount figures instead of leaving gaps in the list.

The geographic scope for the ranking includes six Central Texas counties: Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, Burnet and Caldwell. That area spans Austin and its surrounding suburbs, reflecting employment across the broader metropolitan region rather than a single city boundary.

The resulting list presents a snapshot of how heavily technology firms contribute to regional employment and economic activity. By documenting companies that develop proprietary technologies, the ranking highlights businesses that supply tools and platforms used across multiple industries.

Austin Business Journal's methodology aims for timely accuracy by limiting eligibility to firms with recent headcount updates and by supplementing nonresponsive companies' data with estimates based on public information. The list serves as a resource for businesses, jobseekers and local officials tracking the tech sector's footprint in Central Texas.