Computer Operator Salary in Houston, Texas

How much does a Computer Operator make in Houston, TX?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Computer Operator in Houston, TX is $49,750. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $44,023 to $56,855, with most professionals earning between $38,808 and $63,324.

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What is a Computer Operator?

A Computer Operator is a role in IT which oversees the running of computer systems, ensuring that the machines, and computers are running properly. The job of a Computer Operator as defined by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics is to "monitor and control ... and respond to ... enter commands ... set controls on computer and peripheral devices. This Excludes Data Entry."...

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Common responsibilities of a Computer Operator

Assist business units, iSeries Administration, Application Support and Programming Support with testing of application processes.

September 24, 2022

Communicate with operators from previous and following shifts about procedure status and priority, printer performance, and other operational issues.

October 19, 2022

Create incidents and trouble tickets in various ticketing tools and keep them updated until resolution and/or until it is handed off to another team.

November 11, 2022

Follow the correct escalation procedures within Computer Operations and other Departments who are inter-dependent.

February 19, 2023

Monitor and execute adhoc batch processing on 400 OS platform using the native AS400 command line and customer created screens, or via the IBM Job Scheduler, the Advanced IBM Job Scheduler and ROBOT scheduling tools.

February 20, 2023

Understand and utilize communication and work tools (phone, e-mail, turnover tools, fax, client training tools, other client specific work tools, etc.

March 04, 2023

Enter commands as appropriate to computer systems for such duties as restarting or cancelling job processes, resetting passwords, or terminating user sessions.

March 05, 2023

Support the integration of additional data types and parameters to accurately represent and display aircraft, vehicles, targets, weapons, structures, ships, threats and other air/land/sea/subsurface/space entities required to support combat training operations.

March 11, 2023

Requires three (3) years of experience in operating computers and computer peripheral equipment.

March 24, 2023

Provide technical support for computers, servers and networks, to include technical support to end-user notifications of systems outages or problems on computers systems, VOIP phones, networks, wide area connectivity, software applications, peripherals, and scanners.

April 29, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Computer Operator in Houston, TX

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

44023

56855

49750

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

44484

57778

50328

What is the average salary for Computer Operator in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Computer Operator in Houston, TX. The base salary for Computer Operator ranges from $44,023 to $56,855 with the average base salary of $49,750. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $44,484 to $57,778 with the average total cash compensation of $50,328.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$49,750	$44,023 - $56,855
Bonus	$577	$461 - $923
Total Pay	$50,328	$44,484 - $57,778

* 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.

Computer Operator Salary Near Houston, TX

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Pasadena, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $43,860 - $56,645	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Galveston, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $43,860 - $56,645	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Beaumont, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $42,554 - $54,959	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Port Arthur, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $41,774 - $53,951	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Lake Charles, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $40,848 - $52,755	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Austin, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $43,666 - $56,394	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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