Network Support Specialist salary in Houston, TX

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes The Woodlands, La Porte, Stafford, Sugar Land, Waller.

Also listed as: Computer Network Support Specialist, Computer Network Support Specialists

Median salary$67,184
Middle 50%$61.3k–$90k
vs. national median−22%comparison median $85,654
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $49,338 and $124,469.
PercentileSalary
10th$57,649
25th$61,256
50th (median)$67,184
75th$90,000
90th$121,250

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2024: median $61,048 (21 filings) FY2025: median $61,257 (11 filings) FY2026: median $73,403 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 7 filings FY22 FY2023: 4 filings FY23 FY2024: 21 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 21
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–––2
FY2021–––8
FY2022–––7
FY2023–––4
FY2024$61,048$61,048$75,18021
FY2025$61,257$60,000$68,59211
FY2026$73,403$61,814$92,84016

Cost of living

Houston's median Network Support Specialist salary of $67,184 is worth about $68,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Network Support Specialists in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $74,140 in May 2025 (1,990 employed). The H-1B median here is $67,184, 9% 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
LTIMindtreetoo few8
HCLTechtoo few3
Amazontoo few2
Avstoo few2
Om Tektoo 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 $61,257 11
Senior · Level III too few 6
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$61,256$61,25711

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.