Public Relations Specialist salary in Houston, TX

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Stafford, Katy, Sugar Land, Galveston, Conroe.

Also listed as: Public Relations Specialists

Median salary$62,850
Middle 50%$49k–$72.5k
vs. national median−10%comparison median $70,000
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $35,614 and $152,953.
PercentileSalary
10th$41,284
25th$48,950
50th (median)$62,850
75th$72,500
90th$97,791

Cost of living

Houston's median Public Relations Specialist salary of $62,850 is worth about $63,700 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Public Relations Specialists in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $68,320 in May 2025 (5,160 employed). The H-1B median here is $62,850, 8% 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
Transnet Enterprisestoo few3
Dell USA L.P.too few2
HSparkstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.