Purchasing Manager salary in Houston, TX

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Waller.

Median salary$130,000

Middle 50%$124.8k–$156.8k

vs. national median−13%comparison median $148,588

Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k$225k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $85,613 and $248,149.

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	7
FY2021	–	–	–	5
FY2022	–	–	–	6
FY2023	–	–	–	9
FY2024	$94,554	$87,000	$125,000	11
FY2025	$125,823	$115,795	$140,000	11
FY2026	$140,000	$126,250	$166,935	10

Houston's median Purchasing Manager salary of $130,000 is worth about $131,800 at national average prices.

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

All Purchasing Managers in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $139,050 in May 2025 (2,630 employed). The H-1B median here is $130,000, 7% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employer	Median	Filings
Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing, L.P.	too few	2
Estek Solar Energy	too few	2
Honeywell International	too few	2

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Mid-level · Level II	$118,102	$129,550	11

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.