Human Resources Managers Salary — Houston, Texas

The average Human Resources Managers in Houston, Texas earns $153,420 a year.

$153,420 / year, mean
↓ 7.8% below national average 88th percentile in Texas

Houston pays well above most of Texas for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's close to the national average for human resources managers — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Texas

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
5,890
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.3%
Cost of living 99 #69 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2109 #114 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $308,306 #99 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $80,458 #49 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Houston ranks #69 for cost of living and #99 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $257,750 San Francisco $219,270 New York $204,790 Los Angeles $188,130 Seattle $186,920 Wenatchee $183,110 Midland $181,210 Trenton $177,630 San Diego $176,250 Santa Maria $176,040 Sacramento $175,890 Santa Cruz $173,040 Palm Bay $171,520 Oxnard $168,860 Kiryas Joel $165,960 Charlottesville $165,830 Chicago $165,550 Philadelphia $165,250 Binghamton $165,110 Spokane $164,690 Ithaca $164,350 Bremerton $164,220 Napa $163,900 Richmond $163,900 Merced $163,480 Portland $163,260 Santa Rosa $162,680 Modesto $162,450 Jackson $162,110 Detroit $161,070 Vallejo $160,540 Niles $160,220 Midland $160,080 Bloomington $159,790 Hagerstown $159,470 Rochester $159,150 Austin $158,900 Mount Vernon $157,970 Kennewick $157,240 Baltimore $157,180 Salinas $156,940 Buffalo $156,920 Peoria $156,750 Dallas $156,380 Ann Arbor $154,870 Atlantic City $154,730 Syracuse $154,620 Yakima $153,930 Chico $153,890 Riverside $153,810 Tampa $153,690 Houston $153,420 Virginia Beach $152,720 Lakeland $152,380 Pensacola $152,150 Orlando $152,120 Redding $151,730 Elkhart $151,560 Fort Myers $151,440 Indianapolis $151,420 Visalia $151,410 Kingston $151,360 Miami $151,330 Winchester $151,000 Bakersfield $150,470 Sarasota $150,220 Roanoke $150,220 Utica $149,990 Lexington Park $149,980 Bellingham $149,910 Lynchburg $149,840 Morgantown $149,590 Glens Falls $149,090 Bend $148,960 Stockton $148,620 Naples $148,080 Springfield $147,990 Fresno $147,180 Beaumont $147,090 Yuba City $147,080 Vineland $147,060 Grand Rapids $146,850 Allentown $145,750 Owensboro $145,580 Pittsburgh $145,400 Jacksonville $144,830 Longview $144,830 Kalamazoo $144,610 State College $144,610 Panama City $144,550 Chambersburg $144,440 Olympia $144,370 Corpus Christi $144,260 Deltona $143,950 El Centro $143,410 Staunton $143,300 Monroe $143,010 Crestview $142,660 San Antonio $142,590 San Luis Obispo $142,260 Bloomington $140,350 Blacksburg $140,240 Albany $139,610 Salem $139,500 Harrisonburg $139,450 Evansville $139,360 Albany $138,800 Lancaster $138,610 Reading $138,600 Lansing $138,500 Medford $138,290 Waco $137,620 Harrisburg $137,260 South Bend $137,190 Lexington $136,820 York $136,800 Odessa $136,690 Salisbury $136,040 Flint $135,840 Corvallis $134,950 Punta Gorda $134,930 Decatur $134,340 Fort Wayne $134,030 Muskegon $132,840 Amarillo $132,700 Terre Haute $132,550 Champaign $132,500 Lafayette $132,120 Killeen $131,720 Wildwood $131,700 Rockford $131,240 Longview $130,080 Louisville $129,580 Huntington $129,080 Sebastian $128,960 San Angelo $128,200 Gettysburg $128,160 El Paso $127,870 Saginaw $127,850 Eugene $127,490 Port St. Lucie $127,060 College Station $127,040 Weirton $127,040 Lubbock $126,620 Traverse City $126,330 Kankakee $126,200 Tyler $125,820 Battle Creek $125,590 Columbus $124,240 Williamsport $122,780 Charleston $122,630 Bowling Green $122,610 Altoona $121,890 Abilene $121,670 Ocala $121,660 Brownsville $121,430 Wheeling $121,080 Sherman $120,780 Gainesville $119,920 Lebanon $118,890 Muncie $118,840 Scranton $118,490 Texarkana $118,110 Erie $117,780 Laredo $117,710 Johnstown $116,990 Elizabethtown $116,870 Dover $115,050 Tallahassee $113,330 Wichita Falls $113,320 McAllen $113,270
CityMean salaryvs. Houston
Abilene, Texas$121,670-20.7%
Albany, Oregon$138,800-9.5%
Albany, New York$139,610-9.0%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$145,750-5.0%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$121,890-20.6%
Amarillo, Texas$132,700-13.5%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$154,870+0.9%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$154,730+0.9%
Austin, Texas$158,900+3.6%
Bakersfield, California$150,470-1.9%
Baltimore, Maryland$157,180+2.5%
Battle Creek, Michigan$125,590-18.1%
Beaumont, Texas$147,090-4.1%
Bellingham, Washington$149,910-2.3%
Bend, Oregon$148,960-2.9%
Binghamton, New York$165,110+7.6%
Blacksburg, Virginia$140,240-8.6%
Bloomington, Illinois$159,790+4.2%
Bloomington, Indiana$140,350-8.5%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$122,610-20.1%
Bremerton, Washington$164,220+7.0%
Brownsville, Texas$121,430-20.9%
Buffalo, New York$156,920+2.3%
Fort Myers, Florida$151,440-1.3%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$144,440-5.9%
Champaign, Illinois$132,500-13.6%
Charleston, West Virginia$122,630-20.1%
Charlottesville, Virginia$165,830+8.1%
Chicago, Illinois$165,550+7.9%
Chico, California$153,890+0.3%
College Station, Texas$127,040-17.2%
Columbus, Indiana$124,240-19.0%
Corpus Christi, Texas$144,260-6.0%
Corvallis, Oregon$134,950-12.0%
Crestview, Florida$142,660-7.0%
Dallas, Texas$156,380+1.9%
Decatur, Illinois$134,340-12.4%
Deltona, Florida$143,950-6.2%
Detroit, Michigan$161,070+5.0%
Dover, Delaware$115,050-25.0%
El Centro, California$143,410-6.5%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$116,870-23.8%
Elkhart, Indiana$151,560-1.2%
El Paso, Texas$127,870-16.7%
Erie, Pennsylvania$117,780-23.2%
Eugene, Oregon$127,490-16.9%
Evansville, Indiana$139,360-9.2%
Flint, Michigan$135,840-11.5%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$134,030-12.6%
Fresno, California$147,180-4.1%
Gainesville, Florida$119,920-21.8%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$128,160-16.5%
Glens Falls, New York$149,090-2.8%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$146,850-4.3%
Hagerstown, Maryland$159,470+3.9%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$137,260-10.5%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$139,450-9.1%
Huntington, West Virginia$129,080-15.9%
Indianapolis, Indiana$151,420-1.3%
Ithaca, New York$164,350+7.1%
Jackson, Michigan$162,110+5.7%
Jacksonville, Florida$144,830-5.6%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$116,990-23.7%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$144,610-5.7%
Kankakee, Illinois$126,200-17.7%
Kennewick, Washington$157,240+2.5%
Killeen, Texas$131,720-14.1%
Kingston, New York$151,360-1.3%
Kiryas Joel, New York$165,960+8.2%
Lafayette, Indiana$132,120-13.9%
Lakeland, Florida$152,380-0.7%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$138,610-9.7%
Lansing, Michigan$138,500-9.7%
Laredo, Texas$117,710-23.3%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$118,890-22.5%
Lexington, Kentucky$136,820-10.8%
Lexington Park, Maryland$149,980-2.2%
Longview, Texas$130,080-15.2%
Longview, Washington$144,830-5.6%
Los Angeles, California$188,130+22.6%
Louisville, Kentucky$129,580-15.5%
Lubbock, Texas$126,620-17.5%
Lynchburg, Virginia$149,840-2.3%
McAllen, Texas$113,270-26.2%
Medford, Oregon$138,290-9.9%
Merced, California$163,480+6.6%
Miami, Florida$151,330-1.4%
Midland, Michigan$181,210+18.1%
Midland, Texas$160,080+4.3%
Modesto, California$162,450+5.9%
Monroe, Michigan$143,010-6.8%
Morgantown, West Virginia$149,590-2.5%
Mount Vernon, Washington$157,970+3.0%
Muncie, Indiana$118,840-22.5%
Muskegon, Michigan$132,840-13.4%
Napa, California$163,900+6.8%
Naples, Florida$148,080-3.5%
New York, New York$204,790+33.5%
Niles, Michigan$160,220+4.4%
Sarasota, Florida$150,220-2.1%
Ocala, Florida$121,660-20.7%
Odessa, Texas$136,690-10.9%
Olympia, Washington$144,370-5.9%
Orlando, Florida$152,120-0.8%
Owensboro, Kentucky$145,580-5.1%
Oxnard, California$168,860+10.1%
Palm Bay, Florida$171,520+11.8%
Panama City, Florida$144,550-5.8%
Pensacola, Florida$152,150-0.8%
Peoria, Illinois$156,750+2.2%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$165,250+7.7%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$145,400-5.2%
Portland, Oregon$163,260+6.4%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$127,060-17.2%
Punta Gorda, Florida$134,930-12.1%
Reading, Pennsylvania$138,600-9.7%
Redding, California$151,730-1.1%
Richmond, Virginia$163,900+6.8%
Riverside, California$153,810+0.3%
Roanoke, Virginia$150,220-2.1%
Rochester, New York$159,150+3.7%
Rockford, Illinois$131,240-14.5%
Sacramento, California$175,890+14.6%
Saginaw, Michigan$127,850-16.7%
Salem, Oregon$139,500-9.1%
Salinas, California$156,940+2.3%
Salisbury, Maryland$136,040-11.3%
San Angelo, Texas$128,200-16.4%
San Antonio, Texas$142,590-7.1%
San Diego, California$176,250+14.9%
San Francisco, California$219,270+42.9%
San Jose, California$257,750+68.0%
San Luis Obispo, California$142,260-7.3%
Santa Cruz, California$173,040+12.8%
Santa Maria, California$176,040+14.7%
Santa Rosa, California$162,680+6.0%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$118,490-22.8%
Seattle, Washington$186,920+21.8%
Sebastian, Florida$128,960-15.9%
Sherman, Texas$120,780-21.3%
South Bend, Indiana$137,190-10.6%
Spokane, Washington$164,690+7.3%
Springfield, Illinois$147,990-3.5%
State College, Pennsylvania$144,610-5.7%
Staunton, Virginia$143,300-6.6%
Stockton, California$148,620-3.1%
Syracuse, New York$154,620+0.8%
Tallahassee, Florida$113,330-26.1%
Tampa, Florida$153,690+0.2%
Terre Haute, Indiana$132,550-13.6%
Texarkana, Texas$118,110-23.0%
Traverse City, Michigan$126,330-17.7%
Trenton, New Jersey$177,630+15.8%
Tyler, Texas$125,820-18.0%
Utica, New York$149,990-2.2%
Vallejo, California$160,540+4.6%
Vineland, New Jersey$147,060-4.1%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$152,720-0.5%
Visalia, California$151,410-1.3%
Waco, Texas$137,620-10.3%
Weirton, West Virginia$127,040-17.2%
Wenatchee, Washington$183,110+19.4%
Wheeling, West Virginia$121,080-21.1%
Wichita Falls, Texas$113,320-26.1%
Wildwood, Florida$131,700-14.2%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$122,780-20.0%
Winchester, Virginia$151,000-1.6%
Yakima, Washington$153,930+0.3%
York, Pennsylvania$136,800-10.8%
Yuba City, California$147,080-4.1%
Gross salary
153,420/yr
Estimated take-home
116,129/yr
Est. total withheld
24.3%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Texas has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 11-3121 SOC code
Official area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 26420 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
PasadenaThe Woodlands
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
7,274,714