HR Specialist salary in Houston, TX

Based on 51 certified H-1B filings in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Spring, Katy, Tomball, Stafford, Fulshear.

Also listed as: Recruiter

Median salary$77,300
Middle 50%$60k–$100.1k
vs. national median−3%comparison median $80,000
Filings51FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $44,034 and $161,500.
PercentileSalary
10th$45,000
25th$60,000
50th (median)$77,300
75th$100,083
90th$122,762

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2020: median $60,000 (17 filings) FY2021: median $60,000 (18 filings) FY2022: median $90,000 (18 filings) FY2023: median $60,500 (18 filings) FY2024: median $70,491 (15 filings) FY2025: median $85,386 (31 filings) FY2026: median $76,766 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 17 filings FY20 FY2021: 18 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 31 filings FY25 FY2026: 20 filings FY26 31
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$60,000$56,930$85,00017
FY2021$60,000$60,000$63,75018
FY2022$90,000$71,508$115,00018
FY2023$60,500$43,125$86,95018
FY2024$70,491$56,239$117,42515
FY2025$85,386$60,000$118,50031
FY2026$76,766$59,500$88,50020

Cost of living

Houston's median HR Specialist salary of $77,300 is worth about $78,400 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Human Resources Specialists in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $72,550 in May 2025 (18,320 employed). The H-1B median here is $77,300, 7% 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
EYtoo few7
Creative Teamtoo few3
Amazontoo few2
Hptoo few2
Ibn Sina Foundationtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $47,500 15
Mid-level · Level II $76,232 17
Senior · Level III $86,693 10
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$47,486$47,50015
Mid-level · Level II$58,240$76,23217
Senior · Level III$72,446$86,69310

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.