Mid-level Software Engineer salary in Houston, TX

Based on 2,531 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Katy, Spring, Cypress, Sugar Land, Richmond.

Also listed as: Software Developer, Software Development Engineer, SDE

Median salary$105,976
Middle 50%$103.2k–$112k
vs. all levels here−1%comparison median $107,431
Filings2,531FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $103,210 and $167,953.
PercentileSalary
10th$103,210
25th$103,210
50th (median)$105,976
75th$112,000
90th$126,742

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $100k $120k FY2020: median $91,150 (2,060 filings) FY2021: median $91,000 (1,842 filings) FY2022: median $92,685 (2,404 filings) FY2023: median $91,000 (2,291 filings) FY2024: median $98,500 (1,884 filings) FY2025: median $104,000 (1,632 filings) FY2026: median $106,000 (899 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2,060 filings FY20 FY2021: 1,842 filings FY21 FY2022: 2,404 filings FY22 FY2023: 2,291 filings FY23 FY2024: 1,884 filings FY24 FY2025: 1,632 filings FY25 FY2026: 899 filings FY26 2,404
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$91,150$91,104$94,1652,060
FY2021$91,000$90,022$95,4381,842
FY2022$92,685$92,685$95,0002,404
FY2023$91,000$90,522$98,9072,291
FY2024$98,500$98,301$103,3001,884
FY2025$104,000$103,210$112,2751,632
FY2026$106,000$105,976$111,202899

Cost of living

Houston's median mid-level Software Engineer salary of $105,976 is worth about $107,400 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $129,440 in May 2025 (22,940 employed). The H-1B median here is $105,976, 18% lower.

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
LTIMindtree$105,97665
EY$147,30748
Compunnel Software Group$106,00042
Birlasoft Solutions$103,21036
Schlumberger Technology$125,68436
Saipsit$104,98832
Mahendra$115,00030
Deloitte$105,97627
Applabs Tech Solutions$103,21027
Kastech Solutions$104,00025

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $84,094 780
Mid-level · Level II $105,976 2,531
Senior · Level III $130,541 790
Expert · Level IV $156,998 721

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$79,851$84,094780
Mid-level · Level II$103,210$105,9762,531
Senior · Level III$127,837$130,541790
Expert · Level IV$149,718$156,998721

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.