HOUSTON / SALARY
UNITED STATES

SALARY SURVEYS

692

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December 2023
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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

Gross income

Net (after tax)

$94,895 USD

£73,900 GBP

New York City

$100,635 USD

$47,000 USD

£36,601 GBP

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Average Salary / Houston

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Average salary in Houston is $94,895 USD per year. The most typical earning is $47,000 USD. All data are based on 692 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $110,400 USD. Women receive a salary of $74,100 USD.

The most paid careers are Aviation & Shipping with average income $169,300 USD and Engineers & Technicians V with income $158,500 USD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of $132,100 USD. The second most paid education level is Masters Degree with salary of $111,700 USD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of $133,700 USD. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive $125,200 USD.

Levels / Houston (Gross USD)

Salary Levels (USD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
$10,000 USD - $14,999 USD	0	n/a
$15,000 USD - $19,999 USD	3	100% 0.43%
$20,000 USD - $24,999 USD	14	99.57% 2.02%
$25,000 USD - $29,999 USD	12	97.54% 1.73%
$30,000 USD - $34,999 USD	24	95.81% 3.47%
$35,000 USD - $39,999 USD	27	92.34% 3.9%
$40,000 USD - $44,999 USD	40	88.44% 5.78%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
$45,000 USD - $49,999 USD	41	82.66% 5.92%
$50,000 USD - $54,999 USD	36	76.73% 5.2%
$55,000 USD - $59,999 USD	21	71.53% 3.03%
$60,000 USD - $64,999 USD	36	68.5% 5.2%
$65,000 USD - $69,999 USD	22	63.29% 3.18%
$70,000 USD - $74,999 USD	28	60.12% 4.05%
$75,000 USD - $79,999 USD	26	56.07% 3.76%
$80,000 USD - $84,999 USD	33	52.31% 4.77%
$85,000 USD - $89,999 USD	26	47.54% 3.76%
$90,000 USD - $94,999 USD	15	43.79% 2.17%
$95,000 USD - $99,999 USD	23	41.62% 3.32%
$100,000 USD - $104,999 USD	32	38.29% 4.62%
$105,000 USD - $109,999 USD	17	33.67% 2.46%
$110,000 USD - $114,999 USD	23	31.21% 3.32%
$115,000 USD - $119,999 USD	9	27.89% 1.3%
$120,000 USD - $124,999 USD	16	26.59% 2.31%
$125,000 USD - $129,999 USD	9	24.28% 1.3%
$130,000 USD - $134,999 USD	15	22.98% 2.17%
$135,000 USD - $139,999 USD	7	20.81% 1.01%
$140,000 USD - $144,999 USD	16	19.8% 2.31%
$145,000 USD - $149,999 USD	7	17.49% 1.01%
HIGH SALARIES
$150,000 USD - $159,999 USD	32	16.47% 4.62%
$160,000 USD - $169,999 USD	11	11.85% 1.59%
$170,000 USD - $179,999 USD	8	10.26% 1.16%
$180,000 USD - $189,999 USD	9	9.1% 1.3%
$190,000 USD - $199,999 USD	3	7.8% 0.43%
$200,000 USD - $209,999 USD	9	7.37% 1.3%
$210,000 USD - $219,999 USD	3	6.07% 0.43%
$220,000 USD - $229,999 USD	3	5.64% 0.43%
$230,000 USD - $239,999 USD	4	5.2% 0.58%
$240,000 USD - $249,999 USD	2	4.62% 0.29%
$250,000 USD - $349,999 USD	30	4.34% 4.34%

Gender / Houston (Gross USD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	409	$110,400 USD
2	Women	173	$74,100 USD

Education / Houston (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	47	$132,100 USD
2	Masters Degree	149	$111,700 USD
3	Bellow H. School	5	$102,600 USD
4	Bachelors Degree	268	$95,400 USD
5	Some College	179	$76,000 USD
6	High School	44	$71,200 USD

Experience / Houston (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	161	$133,700 USD
2	16-20 Years	76	$125,200 USD
3	12-16 Years	73	$98,300 USD
4	8-12 Years	100	$86,400 USD
5	4-8 Years	99	$78,900 USD
6	2-4 Years	75	$60,300 USD
7	1-2 Years	48	$60,200 USD
8	0-1 Year	60	$60,000 USD

Age / Houston (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	66-70	5	$188,000 USD
2	61-65	22	$128,700 USD
3	56-60	43	$127,600 USD
4	46-50	82	$121,100 USD
5	51-55	50	$112,300 USD
6	41-45	74	$108,800 USD
7	36-40	64	$105,300 USD
8	31-35	105	$89,400 USD
9	26-30	80	$73,700 USD
10	n/a	110	$70,100 USD
11	21-25	49	$55,800 USD
12	14-20	7	$46,100 USD
13	71-75	1	$26,000 USD

Work Type / Houston (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	24	$129,900 USD
2	Permanent	618	$94,700 USD
3	Contract	37	$87,100 USD
4	Part Time	13	$63,300 USD

Career Groups / Houston (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Aviation & Shipping	3	$169,300 USD
2	Engineers & Technicians V	24	$158,500 USD
3	Geography & Geodesy	2	$154,000 USD
4	Management & Business	112	$133,800 USD
5	Properties & Real Estates	8	$120,300 USD
6	Law	19	$118,100 USD
7	Engineers & Technicians III	21	$116,500 USD
8	Military	1	$109,000 USD
9	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	20	$108,500 USD
10	IT & Programming	39	$104,900 USD
11	Engineers & Technicians	46	$96,900 USD
12	Engineers & Technicians II	2	$92,500 USD
13	Engineers & Technicians IV	13	$92,400 USD
14	Human Resources	37	$90,400 USD
15	Finance & Banking	24	$90,000 USD
16	Security & Fireguard	5	$88,800 USD
17	Salesmen & Saleswomen	15	$88,300 USD
18	Architect Constructions	3	$88,300 USD
19	Making Design	3	$87,400 USD
20	Health Care & Medical	33	$87,100 USD
21	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	33	$84,200 USD
22	IT & Programming II	17	$77,500 USD
23	Logistics, Road, Railway	11	$77,000 USD
24	Construction & Labor Workers	23	$73,500 USD
25	Automobile	8	$72,100 USD
26	Hotels & Tourism	2	$71,500 USD
27	Agriculture & Fishing	1	$71,000 USD
28	Media	2	$68,000 USD
29	Health Care & Medical II	22	$65,800 USD
30	Accounting & Administration	60	$62,600 USD
31	Education & University	31	$62,500 USD
32	Organization & Coordination	8	$59,100 USD
33	Insurance	12	$57,800 USD
34	Customer Services	10	$53,300 USD
35	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	8	$53,200 USD
36	Arts, Culture, Performance	5	$52,800 USD
37	Public Sector	4	$48,300 USD
38	Sports & Recreation	4	$47,900 USD
39	Archaeology & History	1	$45,500 USD

Careers / Houston (Gross USD)

#		Surveys
1	Technical Manager	4	$188,800 USD
2	Program Manager	4	$170,000 USD
3	Director	19	$165,200 USD
4	CEO	7	$158,600 USD
5	Other Engineer Career	24	$158,500 USD
6	Oil & Gas Engineer Lead	5	$156,600 USD
7	Project Manager	7	$144,400 USD
8	Manufacturing	7	$141,400 USD
9	Lawyer	7	$134,000 USD
10	Doctor	6	$132,000 USD
11	Manager	19	$131,800 USD
12	IT Manager	14	$130,400 USD
13	Salesmen or Saleswomen	5	$126,300 USD
14	General Manager	11	$124,800 USD
15	CPA - Certified Public Accountant	4	$124,800 USD
16	Engineering Manager	6	$124,300 USD
17	Software Developer	4	$117,100 USD
18	Business Development Manager	8	$115,300 USD
19	Other Management Career	7	$110,900 USD
20	Energy Engineer	5	$107,600 USD
21	Oil & Gas Engineer	15	$107,500 USD
22	Operations Manager	6	$106,800 USD
23	Sales Manager	5	$102,400 USD
24	Human Resources Manager	18	$100,400 USD
25	Lead Salesmen or Saleswomen	4	$100,000 USD
26	Energy Engineer Lead	4	$99,300 USD
27	Healthcare Management	3	$98,000 USD
28	IT Project Manager	4	$96,300 USD
29	Other Human Resource Career	6	$95,800 USD
30	Construction Manager	7	$93,400 USD
31	Software Engineer	3	$92,800 USD
32	Engineer	12	$91,900 USD
33	Electrical Engineer	4	$88,400 USD
34	Registered Nurse	8	$86,300 USD
35	Lecturer	3	$84,600 USD
36	Accountant	6	$83,200 USD
37	Other Constr. & Labor Career	4	$81,800 USD
38	Financial Analyst	6	$81,300 USD
39	Other Finance Career	5	$77,700 USD
40	Advertising	3	$77,300 USD
41	Product Manager	4	$75,500 USD
42	Human Resource	8	$75,100 USD
43	Car Service Administration	4	$73,300 USD
44	Mechanical Engineer	5	$72,000 USD
45	System Analyst	4	$71,200 USD
46	AutoCAD	5	$69,800 USD
47	IT Coordinator	5	$67,600 USD
48	Senior Accountant	6	$67,100 USD
49	Restaurant Manager	4	$62,900 USD
50	Other Medical Career	8	$60,900 USD
51	Education Coordinator	4	$60,000 USD
52	Teacher	4	$57,500 USD
53	Human Resource Coordinator	3	$54,200 USD
54	Business Administration	3	$53,300 USD
55	Staff Accountant	4	$50,600 USD
56	Other Education Career	7	$47,700 USD
57	Medical Assistant	5	$47,200 USD
58	Accounting Assistant	7	$41,900 USD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Lab Director

Posted 19 July 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage Clinical Lab."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Doctorate Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	$140,000 USD

Attorney

Posted 22 May 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Litigate claims on behalf of clients."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Doctorate Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	$120,000 USD

Credit Analyst

Posted 13 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Credit."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Some College	2-4 Years	Advanced	$94,000 USD

Receiver

Posted 22 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Receive deliveries and store products."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	$37,400 USD

Founder Of Agency

Posted 22 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Run the company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	High School	0-1 Year	Expert	$150,000 USD

Cousel

Posted 10 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Assist company with legal issues."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Doctorate Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	$65,000 USD

Hrbp

Posted 27 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"SPHR skills."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	$100,000 USD

Executive Director, Finance And Hr

Posted 07 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage accounting, finance, banking, insurance, risk management, internal controls, income tax, audit, human resources and compliance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$72,000 USD

Trade Support

Posted 22 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Trading platforms."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$93,000 USD

Marine Engineer

Posted 21 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manager of engineering for vessel operator."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$112,000 USD

Practice Administrator

Posted 12 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Everyday operation of running the clinic."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	$60,000 USD

Hrbp Manager

Posted 16 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage employee lifecycle, Talent Acquisition, Talent Mgrt, Total Rewards."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$118,600 USD

Hr Coordiantor

Posted 16 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"General HR."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	$95,000 USD

Accounts Payable Manager

Posted 15 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Check run."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Some College	16-20 Years	Advanced	$70,000 USD

Hr Manager

Posted 15 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Responsible for managing/delivering on all aspects of HR - compensation/benefits, training and development, employee relations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	Intermediate	$100,000 USD

Vice President

Posted 10 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Defense industry."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Masters Degree	12-16 Years	Expert	$110,000 USD

Bilingual Math Teacher

Posted 07 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Work with students to teach them academic required content."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$63,000 USD

Associate

Posted 28 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Draft reports, analyze case files to determine liability, communicate with opposing attorneys, attend depositions, attend informal conferences, attend trials."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	$95,000 USD

Operations

Posted 04 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Electrical."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	High School	2-4 Years	Advanced	$40,000 USD

Physician

Posted 25 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Patient care."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Doctorate Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	$67,000 USD

Officer

Posted 24 October 2021

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	High School	1-2 Years	Intermediate	$80,000 USD

Regional General Counsel

Posted 19 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Chief legal officer for the region."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Doctorate Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	$185,000 USD

Engineering Manager

Posted 06 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Manage R&D, through a team of Project Managers."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	$200,000 USD

Manager

Posted 22 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Cloud, DevOps."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	$169,000 USD

Hr Coordinator

Posted 19 August 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"HR and Accounting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	$54,000 USD

Professor

Posted 12 July 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lecturer and Research grants."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	$184,000 USD

Actuary

Posted 26 June 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Excel, risk management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Intermediate	$104,000 USD

Department Aide I

Posted 30 April 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Calendaring, Scheduling, Ordering Supplies, Special Events, Word, Excel, PowerPoint."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Some College	4-8 Years	Advanced	$31,200 USD

Senior Front End Engineer

Posted 28 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Mentor others
Develop web solutions
Test code
Debug code."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$186,000 USD

Director Of Product Engineering

Posted 25 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Strategic Planning, People Managemnt, Systems Architecture."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	$201,000 USD

Staff Nurse

Posted 21 December 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Nursing charge nursing."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$84,000 USD

President

Posted 15 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales, accounting, purchasing, management, engineering."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$250,000 USD

Chemist

Posted 04 November 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"“Compound, lab, formula, experiments”."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Some College	12-16 Years	n/a	$250,000 USD

Software Engineer

Posted 30 October 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Maintain and improve several applications."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	$85,000 USD

Vice President

Posted 29 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Marketing account executive. 
CPCU designation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$234,000 USD

Conversion Optimization Specialist

Posted 21 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"SEO and Website research and development."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	$53,000 USD

Logistics Coordinator

Posted 15 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Monitor supplies on hand, price comparison, on hand reporting, data entry, invoice processing, database management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	$36,000 USD

Mass Cytometry Specialist

Posted 10 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sample Preparation, Mass Cytometry, Patient Samples."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$55,000 USD

Hardware Engineer

Posted 05 August 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Electronics Design, PCB Design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$83,500 USD

Senior Contracts Manager

Posted 24 June 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Prime Contracts formation, administration. Estimating, Project controls and risk management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$280,000 USD

Pediactric Homecare Nurse

Posted 14 June 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Geriactric and Pediactric Healthcare. Assessment and Care of Diabetic Pt, Administration of Medications, Wound Care, G-button, Med surg, Procedures, Record keeping and Charting as a Professional Nurse."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	$48,000 USD

Information Security Consultant

Posted 06 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Information security architecture. security surveys. regulatory compliance."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	$110,000 USD

Epc Director

Posted 04 May 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Direct teams of Engineering, Procurement and Construction."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	$185,000 USD

Chief Electrical Engineer

Posted 27 April 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design engineer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$250,000 USD

Manager, Business Continuity

Posted 27 April 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Responsible for crisis management and business continuity program and response for a large retailer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	$130,000 USD

Software Engineer

Posted 23 April 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"PLC
HMI
HArdware."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	$80,000 USD

Mass Cytometry Specialist

Posted 14 April 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Cell Cytometry, cancer biology,."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	$55,000 USD

It Manager

Posted 26 March 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Desktop Support."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	$85,000 USD

Electrician

Posted 19 March 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Circuitry piping troubleshooting."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	High School	4-8 Years	n/a	$60,000 USD

Drilling Offshore

Posted 16 March 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Oil Field worker."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Houston	High School	20+ Years	n/a	$190,000 USD

ECONOMY / Houston

The main industries in Houston are energy industry, especially Oil, aerospace, and biomedical research. Houston is world's #1 center for oilfield equipment industry.

The largest employers in Houston are Memorial Hermann Healthcare with around 19,500 people, Continental Airlines with around 16,000 people, The University of Texas with around 15,000 people, ExxonMobil with around 13,000 people, and Shell Oil Company with around 13,000 people.

Average salary in Houston is higher than national average salary. For example Petroleum Engineer earn around $100,000 per year. Mechanical Engineer earn around $69,000 per year. Administrative Assistant earn around $36,000 per year. Average salary for Registered Nurse is around $58,000 per year.

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