User Support Specialist salary in Houston, TX

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Spring, Katy, Texas City.

Also listed as: User Support Specialist

Median salary$60,258
Middle 50%$41.1k–$91.2k
vs. national median−16%comparison median $72,103
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $36,310 and $122,145.
PercentileSalary
10th$38,584
25th$41,142
50th (median)$60,258
75th$91,200
90th$91,996

Cost of living

Houston's median User Support Specialist salary of $60,258 is worth about $61,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer User Support Specialists in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $59,250 in May 2025 (12,840 employed). The H-1B median here is $60,258, 2% 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
HCLTechtoo 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 – 0
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.