Senior Medical School Professor salary in Houston, TX

Based on 15 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Galveston, Angleton, Conroe, Sugar Land, The Woodlands.

Also listed as: Health Sciences Professor, Assistant Professor

Median salary$349,749
Middle 50%$265.5k–$381.5k
vs. all levels here+62%comparison median $215,694
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $210,468 and $535,200.
PercentileSalary
10th$215,224
25th$265,547
50th (median)$349,749
75th$381,546
90th$444,208

Cost of living

Houston's median senior Medical School Professor salary of $349,749 is worth about $354,600 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $131,730 in May 2025. The H-1B median here is $349,749, 166% 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
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houstontoo few8
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Centertoo few3
Baylor College of Medicinetoo few2
University of Texas Medical Branchtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II $216,250 18
Senior · Level III $349,749 15
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
Mid-level · Level II$116,417$216,25018
Senior · Level III$151,293$349,74915

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.