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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR |
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Net (after tax)
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$95,191 USD£72,911 GBPNew York City $100,827 USD |
$47,000 USD£35,999 GBP |
Average salary in Houston is $95,191 USD per year. The most typical earning is $47,000 USD. All data are based on 693 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of $110,800 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 $164,100 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 $113,000 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 $127,400 USD.
Salary Levels (USD) per Year | Surveys | [%] |
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$10,000 USD -
$14,999 USD
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0 |
n/a
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$15,000 USD -
$19,999 USD
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3 |
100%
0.43% |
$20,000 USD -
$24,999 USD
|
14 |
99.57%
2.02% |
$25,000 USD -
$29,999 USD
|
12 |
97.55%
1.73% |
$30,000 USD -
$34,999 USD
|
24 |
95.82%
3.46% |
$35,000 USD -
$39,999 USD
|
27 |
92.35%
3.9% |
$40,000 USD -
$44,999 USD
|
40 |
88.46%
5.77% |
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY | ||
$45,000 USD -
$49,999 USD
|
41 |
82.68%
5.92% |
$50,000 USD -
$54,999 USD
|
36 |
76.77%
5.19% |
$55,000 USD -
$59,999 USD
|
21 |
71.57%
3.03% |
$60,000 USD -
$64,999 USD
|
36 |
68.54%
5.19% |
$65,000 USD -
$69,999 USD
|
22 |
63.35%
3.17% |
$70,000 USD -
$74,999 USD
|
28 |
60.17%
4.04% |
$75,000 USD -
$79,999 USD
|
26 |
56.13%
3.75% |
$80,000 USD -
$84,999 USD
|
33 |
52.38%
4.76% |
$85,000 USD -
$89,999 USD
|
26 |
47.62%
3.75% |
$90,000 USD -
$94,999 USD
|
15 |
43.87%
2.16% |
$95,000 USD -
$99,999 USD
|
23 |
41.7%
3.32% |
$100,000 USD -
$104,999 USD
|
32 |
38.38%
4.62% |
$105,000 USD -
$109,999 USD
|
17 |
33.77%
2.45% |
$110,000 USD -
$114,999 USD
|
23 |
31.31%
3.32% |
$115,000 USD -
$119,999 USD
|
9 |
27.99%
1.3% |
$120,000 USD -
$124,999 USD
|
16 |
26.7%
2.31% |
$125,000 USD -
$129,999 USD
|
9 |
24.39%
1.3% |
$130,000 USD -
$134,999 USD
|
15 |
23.09%
2.16% |
$135,000 USD -
$139,999 USD
|
7 |
20.92%
1.01% |
$140,000 USD -
$144,999 USD
|
16 |
19.91%
2.31% |
$145,000 USD -
$149,999 USD
|
7 |
17.6%
1.01% |
HIGH SALARIES | ||
$150,000 USD -
$159,999 USD
|
32 |
16.59%
4.62% |
$160,000 USD -
$169,999 USD
|
11 |
11.98%
1.59% |
$170,000 USD -
$179,999 USD
|
8 |
10.39%
1.15% |
$180,000 USD -
$189,999 USD
|
9 |
9.24%
1.3% |
$190,000 USD -
$199,999 USD
|
3 |
7.94%
0.43% |
$200,000 USD -
$209,999 USD
|
9 |
7.5%
1.3% |
$210,000 USD -
$219,999 USD
|
3 |
6.2%
0.43% |
$220,000 USD -
$229,999 USD
|
3 |
5.77%
0.43% |
$230,000 USD -
$239,999 USD
|
4 |
5.34%
0.58% |
$240,000 USD -
$249,999 USD
|
2 |
4.76%
0.29% |
$250,000 USD -
$349,999 USD
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31 |
4.47%
4.47% |
# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Doctorate Degree | 47 | $132,100 USD |
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2 | Masters Degree | 150 | $113,000 USD |
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3 | Bellow H. School | 5 | $102,600 USD |
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4 | Bachelors Degree | 268 | $95,400 USD |
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5 | Some College | 179 | $76,000 USD |
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6 | High School | 44 | $71,200 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | 20+ Years | 161 | $133,700 USD |
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2 | 16-20 Years | 77 | $127,400 USD |
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3 | 12-16 Years | 73 | $98,300 USD |
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4 | 8-12 Years | 100 | $86,400 USD |
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5 | 4-8 Years | 99 | $78,900 USD |
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6 | 2-4 Years | 75 | $60,300 USD |
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7 | 1-2 Years | 48 | $60,200 USD |
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8 | 0-1 Year | 60 | $60,000 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | 66-70 | 5 | $188,000 USD |
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2 | 56-60 | 44 | $131,500 USD |
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3 | 61-65 | 22 | $128,700 USD |
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4 | 46-50 | 82 | $121,100 USD |
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5 | 51-55 | 50 | $112,300 USD |
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6 | 41-45 | 74 | $108,800 USD |
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7 | 36-40 | 64 | $105,300 USD |
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8 | 31-35 | 105 | $89,400 USD |
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9 | 26-30 | 80 | $73,700 USD |
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10 | n/a | 110 | $70,100 USD |
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11 | 21-25 | 49 | $55,800 USD |
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12 | 14-20 | 7 | $46,100 USD |
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13 | 71-75 | 1 | $26,000 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Self Employed | 24 | $129,900 USD |
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2 | Permanent | 619 | $95,000 USD |
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3 | Contract | 37 | $87,100 USD |
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4 | Part Time | 13 | $63,300 USD |
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# | Surveys | AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR | ||
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1 | Technical Manager | 4 | $188,800 USD |
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2 | Program Manager | 4 | $170,000 USD |
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3 | Director | 19 | $165,200 USD |
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4 | Other Engineer Career | 25 | $164,100 USD |
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5 | CEO | 7 | $158,600 USD |
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6 | Oil & Gas Engineer Lead | 5 | $156,600 USD |
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7 | Project Manager | 7 | $144,400 USD |
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8 | Manufacturing | 7 | $141,400 USD |
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9 | Lawyer | 7 | $134,000 USD |
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10 | Doctor | 6 | $132,000 USD |
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11 | Manager | 19 | $131,800 USD |
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12 | IT Manager | 14 | $130,400 USD |
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13 | Salesmen or Saleswomen | 5 | $126,300 USD |
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14 | General Manager | 11 | $124,800 USD |
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15 | CPA - Certified Public Accountant | 4 | $124,800 USD |
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16 | Engineering Manager | 6 | $124,300 USD |
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17 | Software Developer | 4 | $117,100 USD |
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18 | Business Development Manager | 8 | $115,300 USD |
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19 | Other Management Career | 7 | $110,900 USD |
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20 | Energy Engineer | 5 | $107,600 USD |
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21 | Oil & Gas Engineer | 15 | $107,500 USD |
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22 | Operations Manager | 6 | $106,800 USD |
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23 | Sales Manager | 5 | $102,400 USD |
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24 | Human Resources Manager | 18 | $100,400 USD |
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25 | Lead Salesmen or Saleswomen | 4 | $100,000 USD |
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26 | Energy Engineer Lead | 4 | $99,300 USD |
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27 | Healthcare Management | 3 | $98,000 USD |
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28 | IT Project Manager | 4 | $96,300 USD |
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29 | Other Human Resource Career | 6 | $95,800 USD |
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30 | Construction Manager | 7 | $93,400 USD |
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31 | Software Engineer | 3 | $92,800 USD |
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32 | Engineer | 12 | $91,900 USD |
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33 | Electrical Engineer | 4 | $88,400 USD |
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34 | Registered Nurse | 8 | $86,300 USD |
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35 | Lecturer | 3 | $84,600 USD |
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36 | Accountant | 6 | $83,200 USD |
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37 | Other Constr. & Labor Career | 4 | $81,800 USD |
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38 | Financial Analyst | 6 | $81,300 USD |
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39 | Other Finance Career | 5 | $77,700 USD |
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40 | Advertising | 3 | $77,300 USD |
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41 | Product Manager | 4 | $75,500 USD |
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42 | Human Resource | 8 | $75,100 USD |
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43 | Car Service Administration | 4 | $73,300 USD |
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44 | Mechanical Engineer | 5 | $72,000 USD |
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45 | System Analyst | 4 | $71,200 USD |
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46 | AutoCAD | 5 | $69,800 USD |
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47 | IT Coordinator | 5 | $67,600 USD |
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48 | Senior Accountant | 6 | $67,100 USD |
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49 | Restaurant Manager | 4 | $62,900 USD |
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50 | Other Medical Career | 8 | $60,900 USD |
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51 | Education Coordinator | 4 | $60,000 USD |
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52 | Teacher | 4 | $57,500 USD |
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53 | Human Resource Coordinator | 3 | $54,200 USD |
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54 | Business Administration | 3 | $53,300 USD |
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55 | Staff Accountant | 4 | $50,600 USD |
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56 | Other Education Career | 7 | $47,700 USD |
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57 | Medical Assistant | 5 | $47,200 USD |
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58 | Accounting Assistant | 7 | $41,900 USD |
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What I do?
"Seismic and subsurface interpretation for locating drilling location for petroleum."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Masters Degree | 16-20 Years | Expert | $300,000 USD |
What I do?
"Manage Clinical Lab."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Doctorate Degree | 1-2 Years | Advanced | $140,000 USD |
What I do?
"Litigate claims on behalf of clients."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Doctorate Degree | 0-1 Year | Advanced | $120,000 USD |
What I do?
"Credit."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Some College | 2-4 Years | Advanced | $94,000 USD |
What I do?
"Receive deliveries and store products."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | Expert | $37,400 USD |
What I do?
"Run the company."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | High School | 0-1 Year | Expert | $150,000 USD |
What I do?
"Assist company with legal issues."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Doctorate Degree | 0-1 Year | Basic | $65,000 USD |
What I do?
"SPHR skills."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Bachelors Degree | 8-12 Years | Advanced | $100,000 USD |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"Trading platforms."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | Intermediate | $93,000 USD |
What I do?
"Manager of engineering for vessel operator."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | Advanced | $112,000 USD |
What I do?
"Everyday operation of running the clinic."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | Advanced | $60,000 USD |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"General HR."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Bachelors Degree | 8-12 Years | Advanced | $95,000 USD |
What I do?
"Check run."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Some College | 16-20 Years | Advanced | $70,000 USD |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"Defense industry."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Masters Degree | 12-16 Years | Expert | $110,000 USD |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"Electrical."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | High School | 2-4 Years | Advanced | $40,000 USD |
What I do?
"Patient care."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Doctorate Degree | 2-4 Years | Expert | $67,000 USD |
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | High School | 1-2 Years | Intermediate | $80,000 USD |
What I do?
"Chief legal officer for the region."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Doctorate Degree | 8-12 Years | Advanced | $185,000 USD |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"Cloud, DevOps."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Masters Degree | 8-12 Years | Advanced | $169,000 USD |
What I do?
"HR and Accounting."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | Advanced | $54,000 USD |
What I do?
"Lecturer and Research grants."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Doctorate Degree | 16-20 Years | Expert | $184,000 USD |
What I do?
"Excel, risk management."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | Intermediate | $104,000 USD |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"Strategic Planning, People Managemnt, Systems Architecture."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Bachelors Degree | 16-20 Years | n/a | $201,000 USD |
What I do?
"Nursing charge nursing."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Bachelors Degree | 8-12 Years | n/a | $84,000 USD |
What I do?
"Sales, accounting, purchasing, management, engineering."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Bachelors Degree | 20+ Years | n/a | $250,000 USD |
What I do?
"“Compound, lab, formula, experiments”."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Some College | 12-16 Years | n/a | $250,000 USD |
What I do?
"Maintain and improve several applications."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Bachelors Degree | 0-1 Year | n/a | $85,000 USD |
What I do?
"Marketing account executive. CPCU designation."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Bachelors Degree | 12-16 Years | n/a | $234,000 USD |
What I do?
"SEO and Website research and development."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Bachelors Degree | 1-2 Years | n/a | $53,000 USD |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"Sample Preparation, Mass Cytometry, Patient Samples."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | n/a | $55,000 USD |
What I do?
"Electronics Design, PCB Design."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | n/a | $83,500 USD |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"Design engineer."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Bachelors Degree | 20+ Years | n/a | $250,000 USD |
What I do?
"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 |
What I do?
"PLC HMI HArdware."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Bachelors Degree | 4-8 Years | n/a | $80,000 USD |
What I do?
"Cell Cytometry, cancer biology,."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Bachelors Degree | 2-4 Years | n/a | $55,000 USD |
What I do?
"Desktop Support."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | Some College | 20+ Years | n/a | $85,000 USD |
What I do?
"Circuitry piping troubleshooting."
City | Education | Experience | Knowledge | Gross salary / year |
Houston | High School | 4-8 Years | n/a | $60,000 USD |