Mid-level Marine Engineer / Naval Architect salary in Houston, TX

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Spring, Brookshire, Sugar Land, Katy.

Median salary$112,736
Middle 50%$110k–$131.1k
vs. all levels here−13%comparison median $129,570
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $101,982 and $161,318.
PercentileSalary
10th$101,982
25th$110,014
50th (median)$112,736
75th$131,057
90th$138,246

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $90k $100k FY2020: median $90,281 (33 filings) FY2021: median $94,009 (15 filings) FY2022: median $94,511 (11 filings) FY2023: median $95,000 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 33 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 5 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 33
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$90,281$80,973$92,99033
FY2021$94,009$87,319$98,20015
FY2022$94,511$93,392$104,63611
FY2023$95,000$92,375$101,52012
FY2024–––5
FY2025–––7
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Houston's median mid-level Marine Engineer / Naval Architect salary of $112,736 is worth about $114,300 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Marine Engineers and Naval Architects in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $144,120 in May 2025. The H-1B median here is $112,736, 22% lower.

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
American Bureau of Shippingtoo few2
Dnvtoo few2

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 $112,736 15
Senior · Level III too few 4
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
Mid-level · Level II$112,736$112,73615

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.