Human Resources Manager salary in Houston, TX

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Richmond.

Also listed as: Human Resource Manager

Median salary$179,257
Middle 50%$155.4k–$183.9k
vs. national median+12%comparison median $160,434
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $104,499 and $272,976.
PercentileSalary
10th$144,990
25th$155,363
50th (median)$179,257
75th$183,900
90th$213,360

Cost of living

Houston's median Human Resources Manager salary of $179,257 is worth about $181,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Human Resources Managers in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $142,110 in May 2025 (5,890 employed). The H-1B median here is $179,257, 26% 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
Amazontoo few4

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 – 0
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.