Mid-level Construction Manager salary in Houston, TX

Based on 28 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Missouri City, The Woodlands, Brookshire, Sugar Land, Katy.

Also listed as: Construction Project Manager

Median salary$96,380
Middle 50%$92.5k–$122k
vs. all levels here−13%comparison median $110,781
Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $90,813 and $177,300.
PercentileSalary
10th$90,813
25th$92,500
50th (median)$96,380
75th$122,000
90th$148,805

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $95k $120k FY2020: median $85,000 (11 filings) FY2022: median $85,000 (13 filings) FY2025: median $91,000 (13 filings) FY2026: median $108,150 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 11 filings FY20 FY2021: 6 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 7 filings FY23 FY2024: 4 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 15
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$85,000$83,595$97,01111
FY2021–––6
FY2022$85,000$81,640$92,70513
FY2023–––7
FY2024–––4
FY2025$91,000$90,813$97,76013
FY2026$108,150$95,000$139,52515

Cost of living

Houston's median mid-level Construction Manager salary of $96,380 is worth about $97,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Construction Managers in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $103,530 in May 2025 (16,500 employed). The H-1B median here is $96,380, 7% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $75,712 25
Mid-level · Level II $96,380 28
Senior · Level III $114,982 15
Expert · Level IV $148,759 26

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$70,866$75,71225
Mid-level · Level II$93,475$96,38028
Senior · Level III$110,781$114,98215
Expert · Level IV$136,490$148,75926

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.