Expert Management Consultant salary in Houston, TX

Based on 100 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Katy, Spring, Sugar Land, Cypress, Stafford.

Also listed as: Management Analyst, Business Analyst

Median salary$150,000
Middle 50%$129.9k–$212.8k
vs. all levels here+36%comparison median $110,200
Filings100FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $125,195 and $315,100.
PercentileSalary
10th$125,195
25th$129,917
50th (median)$150,000
75th$212,750
90th$245,320

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $145k $180k FY2020: median $149,001 (43 filings) FY2021: median $165,000 (42 filings) FY2022: median $123,240 (63 filings) FY2023: median $125,590 (55 filings) FY2024: median $143,150 (68 filings) FY2025: median $133,000 (49 filings) FY2026: median $169,600 (51 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 43 filings FY20 FY2021: 42 filings FY21 FY2022: 63 filings FY22 FY2023: 55 filings FY23 FY2024: 68 filings FY24 FY2025: 49 filings FY25 FY2026: 51 filings FY26 68
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$149,001$147,597$176,76543
FY2021$165,000$145,400$195,00042
FY2022$123,240$123,240$187,50063
FY2023$125,590$117,874$172,50055
FY2024$143,150$125,590$222,85068
FY2025$133,000$125,195$198,00049
FY2026$169,600$129,975$220,75051

Cost of living

Houston's median expert Management Consultant salary of $150,000 is worth about $152,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Management Analysts in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $101,120 in May 2025 (9,050 employed). The H-1B median here is $150,000, 48% 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
Infosys$125,19517
Boston Consulting Grouptoo few8
Deloittetoo few7
Hptoo few6
Accenturetoo few5
McKinsey & Companytoo few4
EYtoo few3
Academytoo few3
Bain & Companytoo few3
PwCtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $69,000 65
Mid-level · Level II $88,200 175
Senior · Level III $125,098 92
Expert · Level IV $150,000 100

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$60,486$69,00065
Mid-level · Level II$88,130$88,200175
Senior · Level III$109,013$125,09892
Expert · Level IV$129,917$150,000100

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.