Pharmacist salary in Houston, TX

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Baytown, Pasadena, Cypress.

Also listed as: Pharmacist in Charge, Clinical Pharmacist

Median salary$126,880
Middle 50%$125.5k–$141.4k
vs. national median−7%comparison median $136,885
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $120,999 and $154,922.
PercentileSalary
10th$123,635
25th$125,507
50th (median)$126,880
75th$141,417
90th$148,168

Cost of living

Houston's median Pharmacist salary of $126,880 is worth about $128,600 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Pharmacists in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $140,470 in May 2025 (6,410 employed). The H-1B median here is $126,880, 10% 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
The Methodist Hospitaltoo few8

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 7
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.