Expert Cloud Engineer salary in Houston, TX

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Spring, The Woodlands, Missouri City, Cypress, Klein.

Median salary$152,859
Middle 50%$141k–$175k
vs. all levels here+41%comparison median $108,243
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $117,478 and $184,167.
PercentileSalary
10th$119,330
25th$141,040
50th (median)$152,859
75th$175,000
90th$177,187

Cost of living

Houston's median expert Cloud Engineer salary of $152,859 is worth about $155,000 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Gunvortoo few2
Hptoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $103,210 27
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV $152,859 12

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.