Development Lead Salary in Houston, Texas

How much does a Development Lead make in Houston, TX?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Development Lead in Houston, TX is $112,947. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $100,369 to $127,777, with most professionals earning between $88,916 and $141,279.

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Design and develop automation/performance solutions that meet organization standards and build reliable, reusable and maintainable automated regression suites & test harnesses.

November 22, 2022

Participate in internal/cross team meetings, project scoping, functional reviews, test specifications, technical reviews for assigned projects in an Agile environment.

December 25, 2022

Develop and deliver recruitment related training sessions involving Recruitment Best Practices and other HR related activities.

January 03, 2023

Create a source to target mappings and ETL design for the integration of new or modified data streams into the data warehouse and/or data marts.

January 14, 2023

Collaborate with other software developers, business analysts and software architects to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain web- and desktop-based business applications built on Microsoft technologies.

February 21, 2023

Leads the strategy, design and execution of solutions to drive employee (non-management) development including but not limited to development planning, skill building, individual effectiveness, on-boarding, etc.

March 01, 2023

Assist in the collection and documentation of user's requirements, development of user stories, estimates and work plans.

March 18, 2023

Management, financial/budget management, strategic communications and planning, stakeholder engagement and facilitation services, acquisition support, systems engineering and technical assistance (SETA), and business process reengineering.

April 07, 2023

Demonstrated non-authoritative leadership skills to influence and build positive relationships and lead diverse groups to a common vision.

May 08, 2023

Provide technical direction for the development, design, and systems integration for client engagement from definition phase through implementation.

May 17, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Development Lead in Houston, TX

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

100369

127777

112947

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

108100

142928

123219

What is the average salary for Development Lead in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Development Lead in Houston, TX. The base salary for Development Lead ranges from $100,369 to $127,777 with the average base salary of $112,947. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $108,100 to $142,928 with the average total cash compensation of $123,219.

View Average Salary for Development Lead as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$112,947	$100,369 - $127,777
Bonus	$10,271	$7,732 - $15,151
Total Pay	$123,219	$108,100 - $142,928

* 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.

Development Lead Salary Near Houston, TX

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Pasadena, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $99,997 - $127,304	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Galveston, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $99,997 - $127,304	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Beaumont, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $97,020 - $123,515	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Port Arthur, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $95,241 - $121,249	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Lake Charles, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $93,129 - $118,561	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Austin, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $99,554 - $126,740	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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