IT Consultant Salary in Houston, Texas

How much does an IT Consultant make in Houston, TX?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an IT Consultant in Houston, TX is $73,048. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $66,238 to $80,729, with most professionals earning between $60,037 and $87,722.

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What does an IT Consultant do?

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Supports the evolution of applications, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state by building and leveraging an up to date understanding of how current processes impact business operations for assigned domain(s).

May 06, 2023

Understand mechanisms for securing new technologies, understands the impact of new and emerging technologies as well as tools and methods for mitigating risks.

March 15, 2023

Create and maintain deliverables such as business vision, requirements, personalization to different clients, and user interface design.

April 21, 2023

Provides analysis of requirements necessary to ensure the confidentiality, availability and integrity of information where it is processed, stored, or transmitted by the business and IT systems while balancing performance and cost factors calculated into solutions/recommendations.

May 01, 2023

Assists in the development and implementation of information risk policies, procedures, processes and programs to ensure availability, confidentiality, integrity, authentication and nonrepudiation.

May 02, 2023

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Average Salary Range for IT Consultant in Houston, TX

Average Base Salary

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66238

80729

73048

Average Total Cash Compensation

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67678

84169

75257

What is the average salary for IT Consultant in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of IT Consultant in Houston, TX. The base salary for IT Consultant ranges from $66,238 to $80,729 with the average base salary of $73,048. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $67,678 to $84,169 with the average total cash compensation of $75,257.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$73,048	$66,238 - $80,729
Bonus	$2,209	$1,441 - $3,441
Total Pay	$75,257	$67,678 - $84,169

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

IT Consultant Salary Near Houston, TX

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Pasadena, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $65,992 - $80,429	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Galveston, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $65,992 - $80,429	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Beaumont, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $64,028 - $78,036	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Port Arthur, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $62,853 - $76,604	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Lake Charles, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $61,460 - $74,906	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Austin, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $65,700 - $80,074	COMPARE TO Houston, TX

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About Houston, Texas

Houston is located 165 miles (266 km) east of Austin, 88 miles (142 km) west of the Louisiana border, and 250 miles (400 km) south of Dallas. The city has a total area of 627 square miles (1,620 km2); this comprises 599.59 square miles (1,552.9 km2) of land and 22.3 square miles (58 km2) covered by water. The Piney Woods are north of Houston. Most of Houston is located on the gulf coastal plain, and its vegetation is classified as temperate grassland and forest. Much of the city was built on forested land, marshes, swamp, or prairie and are all still visible in surrounding areas.[citation need...

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