Business Professor salary in Houston, TX

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Prairie View.

Also listed as: Assistant Professor of Finance, Assistant Professor of Marketing

Median salary$181,239
Middle 50%$127.2k–$214.9k
vs. national median+29%comparison median $140,244
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $102,500 and $359,551.
PercentileSalary
10th$114,296
25th$127,221
50th (median)$181,239
75th$214,897
90th$233,083

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $150k $200k FY2020: median $120,000 (13 filings) FY2021: median $111,834 (17 filings) FY2022: median $140,000 (16 filings) FY2023: median $115,000 (10 filings) FY2024: median $133,386 (17 filings) FY2025: median $170,000 (15 filings) FY2026: median $182,477 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 17 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 17
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$120,000$106,161$185,00013
FY2021$111,834$88,000$222,87517
FY2022$140,000$128,515$190,62516
FY2023$115,000$113,438$126,39110
FY2024$133,386$112,500$235,00017
FY2025$170,000$136,850$208,84415
FY2026$182,477$120,699$214,29411

Cost of living

Houston's median Business Professor salary of $181,239 is worth about $183,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Houston = 98.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Business Teachers, Postsecondary in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $104,320 in May 2025 (1,270 employed). The H-1B median here is $181,239, 74% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
University of Houston$185,00011
University Of Houston Systemtoo few6
W.m. Rice Universitytoo few6

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $181,239 12
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV too few 4

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$58,970$181,23912

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.