Expert Sales Manager salary in Houston, TX

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV 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$219,330
Middle 50%$186.4k–$257.7k
vs. all levels here+69%comparison median $130,000
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $182,374 and $274,699.
PercentileSalary
10th$182,374
25th$186,368
50th (median)$219,330
75th$257,736
90th$271,990

Cost of living

Houston's median expert Sales Manager salary of $219,330 is worth about $222,400 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 $219,330, 61% 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
Bechtel 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.