Mid-level HR Specialist salary in Houston, TX

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Spring, Katy, Tomball, Stafford, Fulshear.

Also listed as: Recruiter

Median salary$76,232
Middle 50%$62.4k–$122.8k
vs. all levels here−1%comparison median $77,300
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $58,740 and $129,514.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,000
25th$62,379
50th (median)$76,232
75th$122,762
90th$123,300

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $90k $130k FY2021: median $60,000 (14 filings) FY2023: median $63,500 (10 filings) FY2025: median $120,948 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 6 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 14
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$60,000$60,000$60,00014
FY2022–––6
FY2023$63,500$60,250$86,95010
FY2024–––8
FY2025$120,948$60,500$122,76211
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Houston's median mid-level HR Specialist salary of $76,232 is worth about $77,300 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 $76,232, 5% higher.

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
EYtoo few7

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.