Expert Statistician salary in Houston, TX

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Galveston, Cypress, Katy, Spring, Baytown.

Also listed as: Biostatistician, Research Statistician Developer

Median salary$165,297
Middle 50%$129.9k–$183.7k
vs. all levels here+70%comparison median $97,393
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $122,454 and $217,335.
PercentileSalary
10th$129,730
25th$129,933
50th (median)$165,297
75th$183,732
90th$194,595

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $135k $160k FY2021: median $127,500 (12 filings) FY2022: median $145,000 (18 filings) FY2023: median $133,720 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 4 filings FY24 FY2025: 6 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 18
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–––7
FY2021$127,500$123,600$143,52012
FY2022$145,000$126,250$167,46318
FY2023$133,720$113,163$159,00010
FY2024–––4
FY2025–––6
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Houston's median expert Statistician salary of $165,297 is worth about $167,600 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Statisticians in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $104,330 in May 2025 (400 employed). The H-1B median here is $165,297, 58% 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
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Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $80,000 31
Mid-level · Level II $98,346 24
Senior · Level III $116,295 14
Expert · Level IV $165,297 12

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$67,558$80,00031
Mid-level · Level II$93,933$98,34624
Senior · Level III$111,842$116,29514
Expert · Level IV$129,730$165,29712

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.