Expert Operations Manager salary in Houston, TX

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Spring, Stafford, Richmond, The Woodlands, Sugar Land.

Also listed as: General Manager

Median salary$196,925
Middle 50%$181.7k–$236.3k
vs. all levels here+64%comparison median $120,000
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $148,549 and $412,500.
PercentileSalary
10th$169,437
25th$181,688
50th (median)$196,925
75th$236,250
90th$275,450

Salary by year

Median salary

$170k $210k $250k FY2022: median $230,000 (11 filings) FY2025: median $198,325 (16 filings) FY2026: median $193,600 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 5 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 5 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 16
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–––9
FY2021–––5
FY2022$230,000$205,000$252,00011
FY2023–––8
FY2024–––5
FY2025$198,325$172,250$261,93316
FY2026$193,600$182,750$206,95010

Cost of living

Houston's median expert Operations Manager salary of $196,925 is worth about $199,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All General and Operations Managers in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $119,600 in May 2025 (97,320 employed). The H-1B median here is $196,925, 65% 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 M.D. Anderson Cancer Centertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $48,500 21
Mid-level · Level II $89,220 32
Senior · Level III $139,450 20
Expert · Level IV $196,925 26

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$47,653$48,50021
Mid-level · Level II$88,067$89,22032
Senior · Level III$138,549$139,45020
Expert · Level IV$181,688$196,92526

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.