Training and Development Specialist salary in Houston, TX

Based on 18 certified H-1B filings in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Tomball, Katy, Richmond, The Woodlands.

Also listed as: Training Specialist

Median salary$71,402
Middle 50%$56.4k–$109k
vs. national median+2%comparison median $70,325
Filings18FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $37,946 and $160,364.
PercentileSalary
10th$51,103
25th$56,417
50th (median)$71,402
75th$108,994
90th$134,138

Cost of living

Houston's median Training and Development Specialist salary of $71,402 is worth about $72,400 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Training and Development Specialists in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $62,630 in May 2025 (9,630 employed). The H-1B median here is $71,402, 14% 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
Open Avenues Foundationtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.