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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR
Gross income
Net (after tax)

$95,191 USD

£72,911 GBP
New York City

$100,827 USD

$47,000 USD

£35,999 GBP

Average Salary / Houston

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.

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 97.55%
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
31 4.47%
4.47%

Gender / Houston (Gross USD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Men 410 $110,800 USD
2 Women 173 $74,100 USD

Education / Houston (Gross USD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Doctorate Degree 47 $132,100 USD
2 Masters Degree 150 $113,000 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 AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 20+ Years 161 $133,700 USD
2 16-20 Years 77 $127,400 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 AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 66-70 5 $188,000 USD
2 56-60 44 $131,500 USD
3 61-65 22 $128,700 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 AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Self Employed 24 $129,900 USD
2 Permanent 619 $95,000 USD
3 Contract 37 $87,100 USD
4 Part Time 13 $63,300 USD

Career Groups / Houston (Gross USD)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Aviation & Shipping 3 $169,300 USD
2 Engineers & Technicians V 25 $164,100 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 AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Technical Manager 4 $188,800 USD
2 Program Manager 4 $170,000 USD
3 Director 19 $165,200 USD
4 Other Engineer Career 25 $164,100 USD
5 CEO 7 $158,600 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)

50/50  PETROLEUM GEOLOGIST (Man)
Posted 12 April 2024

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

49/50  Lab Director (Man)
Posted 19 July 2023

What I do?

"Manage Clinical Lab."

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

48/50  Attorney (Man)
Posted 22 May 2023

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

47/50  Credit Analyst (Man)
Posted 13 September 2022

What I do?

"Credit."

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

46/50  Receiver (Man)
Posted 22 July 2022

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

45/50  Founder Of Agency (Man)
Posted 22 July 2022

What I do?

"Run the company."

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

44/50  Cousel (Woman)
Posted 10 June 2022

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

43/50  Hrbp (Woman)
Posted 27 May 2022

What I do?

"SPHR skills."

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

42/50  Executive Director, Finance And Hr (Woman)
Posted 07 April 2022

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

41/50  Trade Support (Man)
Posted 22 March 2022

What I do?

"Trading platforms."

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

40/50  Marine Engineer (Man)
Posted 21 March 2022

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

39/50  Practice Administrator (Woman)
Posted 12 March 2022

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

38/50  Hrbp Manager (Woman)
Posted 16 February 2022

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

37/50  Hr Coordiantor (Woman)
Posted 16 February 2022

What I do?

"General HR."

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

36/50  Accounts Payable Manager (Woman)
Posted 15 January 2022

What I do?

"Check run."

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

35/50  Hr Manager (Man)
Posted 15 January 2022

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

34/50  Vice President (Man)
Posted 10 January 2022

What I do?

"Defense industry."

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

33/50  Bilingual Math Teacher (Woman)
Posted 07 January 2022

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

32/50  Associate (Man)
Posted 28 December 2021

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

31/50  Operations (Man)
Posted 04 November 2021

What I do?

"Electrical."

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

30/50  Physician (Woman)
Posted 25 October 2021

What I do?

"Patient care."

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

29/50  Officer (Man)
Posted 24 October 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Houston High School 1-2 Years Intermediate $80,000 USD

28/50  Regional General Counsel (Woman)
Posted 19 October 2021

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

27/50  Engineering Manager (Man)
Posted 06 October 2021

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

26/50  Manager (Man)
Posted 22 August 2021

What I do?

"Cloud, DevOps."

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

25/50  Hr Coordinator (Woman)
Posted 19 August 2021

What I do?

"HR and Accounting."

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

24/50  Professor (Woman)
Posted 12 July 2021

What I do?

"Lecturer and Research grants."

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

23/50  Actuary (Man)
Posted 26 June 2021

What I do?

"Excel, risk management."

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

22/50  Department Aide I (Woman)
Posted 30 April 2021

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

21/50  Senior Front End Engineer (Man)
Posted 28 March 2021

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

20/50  Director Of Product Engineering (Man)
Posted 25 March 2021

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

19/50  Staff Nurse (Man)
Posted 21 December 2020

What I do?

"Nursing charge nursing."

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

18/50  President (Man)
Posted 15 November 2020

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

17/50  Chemist (Man)
Posted 04 November 2020

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

16/50  Software Engineer (Man)
Posted 30 October 2020

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

15/50  Vice President (Man)
Posted 29 September 2020

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

14/50  Conversion Optimization Specialist (Man)
Posted 21 August 2020

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

13/50  Logistics Coordinator (Woman)
Posted 15 August 2020

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

12/50  Mass Cytometry Specialist (Woman)
Posted 10 August 2020

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

11/50  Hardware Engineer (Man)
Posted 05 August 2020

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

10/50  Senior Contracts MAnager (Man)
Posted 24 June 2020

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

9/50  Pediactric Homecare Nurse (Woman)
Posted 14 June 2020

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

8/50  Information Security Consultant (Man)
Posted 06 May 2020

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

7/50  EPC Director (Man)
Posted 04 May 2020

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

6/50  Chief Electrical Engineer (Man)
Posted 27 April 2020

What I do?

"Design engineer."

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

5/50  Manager, Business Continuity (Man)
Posted 27 April 2020

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

4/50  Software Engineer (Woman)
Posted 23 April 2020

What I do?

"PLC HMI HArdware."

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

3/50  Mass Cytometry Specialist (Woman)
Posted 14 April 2020

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

2/50  IT Manager (Man)
Posted 26 March 2020

What I do?

"Desktop Support."

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

1/50  Electrician (Man)
Posted 19 March 2020

What I do?

"Circuitry piping troubleshooting."

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




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