Web Developer salary in Houston, TX

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Stafford, Sugar Land, Cypress, Galveston, Hockley.

Also listed as: Front End Developer, Developer User Interface

Median salary$83,886
Middle 50%$66.8k–$99.5k
vs. national median−1%comparison median $85,000
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $52,516 and $126,750.
PercentileSalary
10th$61,506
25th$66,830
50th (median)$83,886
75th$99,492
90th$110,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $64,522 (28 filings) FY2021: median $62,500 (19 filings) FY2022: median $64,700 (19 filings) FY2023: median $67,746 (12 filings) FY2024: median $68,000 (19 filings) FY2026: median $85,000 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 28 filings FY20 FY2021: 19 filings FY21 FY2022: 19 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 9 filings FY25 FY2026: 17 filings FY26 28
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$64,522$64,522$64,52228
FY2021$62,500$61,050$71,57319
FY2022$64,700$61,500$73,87219
FY2023$67,746$60,341$75,65512
FY2024$68,000$67,746$80,44719
FY2025–––9
FY2026$85,000$83,886$101,79517

Cost of living

Houston's median Web Developer salary of $83,886 is worth about $85,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Web Developers in the Houston, TX area earned a median of $89,040 in May 2025 (1,060 employed). The H-1B median here is $83,886, 6% lower.

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
North American Universitytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $83,886 11
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$83,886$83,88611

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.