Systems Analyst salary in Houston, TX

Based on 600 certified H-1B filings in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Katy, The Woodlands, Spring, Cypress, Richmond.

Also listed as: Business Systems Analyst

Median salary$117,208
Middle 50%$95.6k–$140.4k
vs. national median+10%comparison median $106,434
Filings600FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $73,174 and $205,515.
PercentileSalary
10th$77,224
25th$95,599
50th (median)$117,208
75th$140,421
90th$161,256

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $110k $130k FY2020: median $106,171 (783 filings) FY2021: median $100,135 (486 filings) FY2022: median $116,854 (612 filings) FY2023: median $115,967 (592 filings) FY2024: median $100,714 (513 filings) FY2025: median $115,800 (362 filings) FY2026: median $117,208 (238 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 783 filings FY20 FY2021: 486 filings FY21 FY2022: 612 filings FY22 FY2023: 592 filings FY23 FY2024: 513 filings FY24 FY2025: 362 filings FY25 FY2026: 238 filings FY26 783
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$106,171$87,838$119,538783
FY2021$100,135$94,557$119,538486
FY2022$116,854$99,861$124,072612
FY2023$115,967$93,226$124,475592
FY2024$100,714$88,566$116,400513
FY2025$115,800$95,597$140,000362
FY2026$117,208$96,200$141,938238

Cost of living

Houston's median Systems Analyst salary of $117,208 is worth about $118,800 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Analysts in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $113,440 in May 2025 (8,510 employed). The H-1B median here is $117,208, 3% higher.

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
Accenture$138,237101
SAP$172,38144
LTIMindtree$96,20131
Wipro$96,20025
Infosys$117,20817
Sierra Digital$117,20814
IBM$117,99813
Kaar Technologies$110,00010
Capgemini Americatoo few9
Sai Business Solutionstoo few8

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $75,171 67
Mid-level · Level II $96,200 233
Senior · Level III $117,998 148
Expert · Level IV $153,055 137

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$73,174$75,17167
Mid-level · Level II$95,597$96,200233
Senior · Level III$117,998$117,998148
Expert · Level IV$140,421$153,055137

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.