Senior Industrial Designer salary in Houston, TX

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Sugar Land, Spring, Katy, Pearland.

Also listed as: Technical Designer

Median salary$115,000
Middle 50%$96.3k–$124k
vs. all levels here+63%comparison median $70,616
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $83,815 and $144,646.
PercentileSalary
10th$86,650
25th$96,288
50th (median)$115,000
75th$124,000
90th$136,060

Cost of living

Houston's median senior Industrial Designer salary of $115,000 is worth about $116,600 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Piping Technology & Productstoo few7

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $58,240 17
Mid-level · Level II $70,616 37
Senior · Level III $115,000 10
Expert · Level IV too few 2

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$54,496$58,24017
Mid-level · Level II$68,266$70,61637
Senior · Level III$86,736$115,00010

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.