Marketing Manager salary in Houston, TX

Based on 51 certified H-1B filings in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Sugar Land, Katy, Spring, The Woodlands, Cypress.

Also listed as: Product Marketing Manager

Median salary$150,848
Middle 50%$100.4k–$180.7k
vs. national median−14%comparison median $174,533
Filings51FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $83,429 and $337,500.
PercentileSalary
10th$87,194
25th$100,359
50th (median)$150,848
75th$180,727
90th$250,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $130k $160k FY2020: median $129,376 (28 filings) FY2021: median $145,000 (21 filings) FY2022: median $137,000 (27 filings) FY2023: median $126,221 (23 filings) FY2024: median $112,882 (45 filings) FY2025: median $150,848 (29 filings) FY2026: median $145,000 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 28 filings FY20 FY2021: 21 filings FY21 FY2022: 27 filings FY22 FY2023: 23 filings FY23 FY2024: 45 filings FY24 FY2025: 29 filings FY25 FY2026: 22 filings FY26 45
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$129,376$117,318$131,30028
FY2021$145,000$122,658$185,00021
FY2022$137,000$95,778$178,18427
FY2023$126,221$96,134$149,00023
FY2024$112,882$80,000$155,00045
FY2025$150,848$92,518$180,00029
FY2026$145,000$116,250$179,84022

Cost of living

Houston's median Marketing Manager salary of $150,848 is worth about $152,900 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Marketing Managers in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $153,030 in May 2025 (8,930 employed). The H-1B median here is $150,848, 1% lower.

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
Academytoo few3
Deeltoo few3
Crane ChemPharma & Energytoo few2
Honeywell Internationaltoo few2
Hunan Garden Baobeitoo few2
PG Golftoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $87,197 16
Mid-level · Level II $140,000 13
Senior · Level III $180,000 12
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$87,194$87,19716
Mid-level · Level II$118,643$140,00013
Senior · Level III$153,878$180,00012

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.