Sales Manager salary in Houston, TX

Based on 42 certified H-1B filings in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Waller, Spring, Katy, Missouri City, Richmond.

Also listed as: Sales Director

Median salary$130,000
Middle 50%$88.2k–$181.6k
vs. national median−17%comparison median $156,546
Filings42FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,262 and $273,629.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,336
25th$88,181
50th (median)$130,000
75th$181,650
90th$244,964

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $140k $180k FY2020: median $150,600 (18 filings) FY2021: median $167,684 (14 filings) FY2022: median $156,037 (16 filings) FY2023: median $146,459 (17 filings) FY2024: median $129,532 (26 filings) FY2025: median $115,653 (30 filings) FY2026: median $148,704 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 17 filings FY23 FY2024: 26 filings FY24 FY2025: 30 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 30
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$150,600$120,768$174,03418
FY2021$167,684$122,931$181,93814
FY2022$156,037$118,782$202,50016
FY2023$146,459$106,747$169,72817
FY2024$129,532$104,520$168,82426
FY2025$115,653$76,924$177,04230
FY2026$148,704$129,500$182,37412

Cost of living

Houston's median Sales 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).

Compared with all workers here

All Sales Managers in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $135,880 in May 2025 (16,430 employed). The H-1B median here is $130,000, 4% 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
Bechtel Energytoo few2
Dinamicatoo few2
Hptoo few2
Siemens Energytoo few2
Wood Grouptoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $73,000 12
Mid-level · Level II $127,652 11
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $219,330 10

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$70,262$73,00012
Mid-level · Level II$108,971$127,65211
Expert · Level IV$186,368$219,33010

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.