Average Salaries in Houston, TX

Explore salary data for all occupations in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area.

Average Salary

$78,531

across all occupations

Highest Paying Job

$220,650

Physician

Occupations Covered

80

jobs with salary data

Cost of Living: Houston, TX has a cost of living that is 3.5% below the national average. Consider this when comparing salaries.

Salaries in Houston, TX by Occupation

OccupationAnnual SalaryHourly RateEmployed
Physician$220,650$106.08349
Dentist$157,748$75.84136
Financial Manager$155,954$74.98755
Airline Pilot$148,180$71.24118
Lawyer$142,858$68.68546
Computer Hardware Engineer$135,158$64.98103
Sales Manager$134,947$64.88454
Pharmacist$128,756$61.90375
Software Developer$126,648$60.891,908
Physician Assistant$124,821$60.01154
Veterinarian$121,477$58.4083
Nurse Practitioner$116,921$56.21332
Information Security Analyst$112,954$54.30168
Electrical Engineer$105,542$50.74416
Data Scientist$105,329$50.64181
Construction Manager$102,530$49.29314
Database Administrator$102,430$49.25161
Computer Systems Analyst$101,791$48.94634
Business Professor$101,651$48.87103
Physical Therapist$100,740$48.43260
Personal Financial Advisor$97,912$47.07225
Industrial Engineer$97,503$46.88213
Computer Programmer$96,470$46.38283
Management Analyst$96,327$46.31866
Mechanical Engineer$96,289$46.29322
General Manager$95,024$45.682,388
Financial Analyst$94,650$45.50340
Occupational Therapist$92,944$44.68153
Network Administrator$91,757$44.11193
Speech-Language Pathologist$88,561$42.58177
Civil Engineer$86,667$41.67330
Dental Hygienist$85,212$40.97210
Registered Nurse$82,661$39.742,968
Accountant$80,066$38.491,526
Web Developer$79,073$38.02276
Police Officer$70,091$33.70857
Railroad Conductor$70,042$33.6753
Market Research Analyst$68,530$32.95513
Executive Assistant$67,898$32.64554
Human Resources Specialist$67,157$32.29966
Loan Officer$65,601$31.54301
Instructional Coordinator$65,116$31.31162
Radiologic Technologist$64,618$31.07267
Secondary School Teacher$63,256$30.411,081
Special Education Teacher$63,159$30.36521
Elementary School Teacher$62,527$30.061,830
Sales Representative$62,324$29.962,481
Computer Network Support Specialist$62,155$29.88240
Physical Therapist Assistant$61,410$29.52157
Plumber$59,932$28.81482
Electrician$59,718$28.71811
Office Supervisor$59,080$28.40419
Insurance Agent$58,948$28.34633
Paralegal$58,742$28.24334
Computer User Support Specialist$57,399$27.60547
Medical Lab Technician$57,383$27.59345
Firefighter$56,830$27.32367
Licensed Practical Nurse$54,960$26.42634
Sheet Metal Worker$54,640$26.27174
Real Estate Agent$52,805$25.39479
Carpenter$52,733$25.35612
HVAC Technician$51,292$24.66396
Truck Driver$49,763$23.921,867
Paramedic$48,697$23.41260
Bookkeeper$48,235$23.191,693
Automotive Mechanic$46,886$22.54798
Painter$46,244$22.23372
Court Clerk$44,290$21.29162
Dental Assistant$43,133$20.74406
Construction Laborer$40,722$19.581,649
Delivery Driver$39,212$18.851,239
Veterinary Technician$37,662$18.11119
Medical Assistant$37,119$17.85755
Customer Service Representative$36,910$17.753,667
Pharmacy Technician$36,865$17.72523
Office Clerk$36,443$17.521,592
Nursing Assistant$35,729$17.181,725
Preschool Teacher$34,490$16.58798
Security Guard$33,471$16.091,451
Childcare Worker$30,096$14.47925