The median annual wage for sales managers working in Houston, TX, sits at $135,880, per BLS survey data. It runs 6% above the national median of $127,730 for this occupation — pay here is notably stronger than the U.S. average. The middle 50% land between $95,990 and $188,000 — a 92,010 range that reflects differences in seniority, employer type, and specialization. The average (mean) of $153,840 comes in higher than the median, which usually means a share of high earners is pulling the average up. The catch: Houston is roughly in line with the national cost of living (cost index 100 against a 100 baseline), so that headline number buys less than it would elsewhere. On an hourly basis that is about $65.33, useful for comparing contract or part-time offers.

For context, the national median for sales managers across all U.S. metros in our data is $127,730.