SOC 13-1111 · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro

Management Analysts Salary in Houston, TX

The average salary for management analysts in Houston, Texas is $112,520 a year ($54.09 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $101,120: half of the 9,050 people in this job in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($115,220).

$112,520average per year

$54.09 / hourMedian $101,120Take-home ≈ $87,988

  • $63K10th
  • $79K25th
  • $101KMedian
  • $137K75th
  • $170K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

9,050people in this job
-2%vs U.S. metro average
#5 of 24Texas metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Management Analysts pay range in Houston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $63,170 a year or less, while the top 10% make $169,570 or more. The middle half of management analysts in Houston earn between $79,470 and $136,620.

  • $63K10th
  • $79K25th
  • $101KMedian
  • $137K75th
  • $170K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$112,520$9,377$54.10
Median$101,120$8,427$48.62
Entry level (25th percentile)$79,470$6,622$38.21
Experienced (75th percentile)$136,620$11,385$65.68

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Management Analysts salary after taxes in Houston

On the average salary of $112,520, a single filer in Houston takes home about $87,988 a year, or $7,332 a month and $3,384 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Houston a good place for management analysts? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Houston area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.6), so the average $112,520 buys what about $114,084 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Houston ($49,410). A typical home costs $308,306, or 2.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Management Analysts salary in other Texas cities

Houston ranks 5th of 24 Texas metro areas for this job; Odessa pays the most ($122,720).

All Management Analysts salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for management analysts

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($150,830).

Management Analysts salary by city

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Management Analysts salary in Houston: questions

How much do management analysts make an hour in Houston?

$54.09 an hour on average, and $48.62 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level management analysts salary in Houston?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $63,170 a year and the 25th percentile is $79,470, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the management analysts take-home pay in Houston?

About $87,988 a year ($7,332 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $112,520. Texas has no state income tax.

Do management analysts earn more in Houston than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($115,220).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-1111; area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (26420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.48, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.48).

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