Microsoft salaries in Houston, TX

Based on 54 certified H-1B filings by Microsoft Corporation in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$146,217
Middle 50%$128.6k–$163.2k
vs. all employers here+38%comparison median $105,976
Filings54FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $97,407 and $188,469.
PercentileSalary
10th$118,200
25th$128,609
50th (median)$146,217
75th$163,158
90th$179,762

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $140k $170k FY2020: median $122,770 (20 filings) FY2021: median $140,000 (19 filings) FY2022: median $140,000 (41 filings) FY2023: median $155,000 (23 filings) FY2024: median $151,540 (24 filings) FY2025: median $145,210 (31 filings) FY2026: median $152,500 (23 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 20 filings FY20 FY2021: 19 filings FY21 FY2022: 41 filings FY22 FY2023: 23 filings FY23 FY2024: 24 filings FY24 FY2025: 31 filings FY25 FY2026: 23 filings FY26 41
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$122,770$120,428$140,58720
FY2021$140,000$130,584$154,54219
FY2022$140,000$126,661$155,00041
FY2023$155,000$145,490$175,00023
FY2024$151,540$147,900$163,41824
FY2025$145,210$129,900$158,50031
FY2026$152,500$129,318$165,35223

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$142,50534
Systems Engineer / Architect$158,50012
Civil Engineertoo few2
Sales Engineertoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Houston, TX.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 8
Mid-level · Level II $135,000 21
Senior · Level III $158,500 21
Expert · Level IV too few 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.