Financial Services Sales Agent salary in Houston, TX

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Median salary$136,126
Middle 50%$120k–$206.6k
vs. national median−15%comparison median $160,000
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $55,120 and $384,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$98,800
25th$120,000
50th (median)$136,126
75th$206,580
90th$270,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $125k $160k FY2021: median $112,651 (12 filings) FY2024: median $109,934 (11 filings) FY2026: median $143,063 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 9 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 12
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–––9
FY2021$112,651$79,460$152,50012
FY2022–––8
FY2023–––9
FY2024$109,934$75,000$128,00011
FY2025–––7
FY2026$143,063$130,164$206,58010

Cost of living

Houston's median Financial Services Sales Agent salary of $136,126 is worth about $138,000 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $77,550 in May 2025 (10,140 employed). The H-1B median here is $136,126, 76% 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
Citigroup Energytoo few2
Gent Commodity USA Incorporatedtoo few2
Nestetoo few2
Pilot Travel Centerstoo few2
Rainbow Energy Marketingtoo 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 too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $154,231 10

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$126,110$154,23110

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.