Senior Operations Manager salary in Houston, TX

Based on 20 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III 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$139,450
Middle 50%$138.5k–$150.5k
vs. all levels here+16%comparison median $120,000
Filings20FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $128,753 and $173,100.
PercentileSalary
10th$131,800
25th$138,549
50th (median)$139,450
75th$150,500
90th$165,000

Cost of living

Houston's median senior Operations Manager salary of $139,450 is worth about $141,400 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 $139,450, 17% 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
US India Strategic Partnership Forumtoo few3
Deep Reach Technologytoo few2
I-Care Reliabilitytoo few2
Uptiqtoo 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.