Expert Solutions Architect salary in Houston, TX

Based on 60 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Katy, Cypress, Fulshear, The Woodlands, Richmond.

Median salary$169,143
Middle 50%$149.9k–$188.2k
vs. all levels here+24%comparison median $136,862
Filings60FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $133,764 and $240,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$135,512
25th$149,947
50th (median)$169,143
75th$188,186
90th$211,027

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $155k $190k FY2020: median $138,500 (28 filings) FY2021: median $135,000 (27 filings) FY2022: median $140,406 (38 filings) FY2023: median $150,000 (36 filings) FY2024: median $150,000 (30 filings) FY2025: median $173,570 (27 filings) FY2026: median $162,427 (33 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 28 filings FY20 FY2021: 27 filings FY21 FY2022: 38 filings FY22 FY2023: 36 filings FY23 FY2024: 30 filings FY24 FY2025: 27 filings FY25 FY2026: 33 filings FY26 38
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$138,500$129,621$151,25028
FY2021$135,000$120,000$157,50027
FY2022$140,406$126,485$158,96138
FY2023$150,000$132,946$165,00036
FY2024$150,000$140,351$163,24030
FY2025$173,570$159,623$188,23027
FY2026$162,427$138,445$176,80033

Cost of living

Houston's median expert Solutions Architect salary of $169,143 is worth about $171,500 at national average prices.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Capgemini Americatoo few4
Academytoo few3
Amazontoo few2
Auxo Solutionstoo few2
Entergy Servicestoo few2
Implicotoo few2
Insperity Services, L.P.too few2
Slalomtoo few2
SPL Consultingtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 6
Mid-level · Level II $103,230 54
Senior · Level III $130,000 48
Expert · Level IV $169,143 60

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.