IT Service Manager Salary in Houston, Texas

How much does an IT Service Manager make in Houston, TX?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an IT Service Manager in Houston, TX is $149,328. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $135,283 to $163,490, with most professionals earning between $122,495 and $176,383.

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Common responsibilities of an IT Service Manager

Participate and/or serve as project manager in complex ITS projects such as upgrades or installations of integrated systems and services, utilizing standardized project management methodologies.

November 24, 2022

Plan and conduct project meetings with stakeholders and project personnel to communicate milestones and completion dates, to provide technical advice and solutions, and to resolve issues that arise during the course of the project.

December 06, 2022

Manage in the administrative processes for human resource actions (hiring, professional development, promotions, terminations, disciplinary procedures, and salary adjustments) to maintain a skilled technical and customer service-oriented staff.

December 10, 2022

Demonstrated ability to lead and build an effective team of technology advisors through all phases of risk technology life cycle, including requirements definition, architecture design, configuration/implementation, and testing.

March 20, 2023

Monitor the Help Desk ticketing system and provide timely assistance to customers with incidents, events, problems, requests and projects.

March 25, 2023

Lead a multi-disciplinary team responsible for performing needs and priority assessments and analyzing business processes and requirements in order to develop functional and technical specifications for new information technology systems.

April 02, 2023

Act as the highest source of information for all service, inventory, and product-knowledge concerns and work process matters (for both employees and customers).

April 05, 2023

Provide leadership, guidance, and management to the University IT Service Desk and directly and indirectly, work with other support personnel within Information Technology Services.

April 06, 2023

Develop and conduct meetings with a structured and established cadence to guide and mentor the IT Support Specialists utilizing data and KPIs, observation of performance and areas of strength and opportunity through day to day operations.

May 10, 2023

Prepare, maintain and monitor plans for user training, disaster recovery, virus protection, data backup, compliance, network security, etc.

May 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for IT Service Manager in Houston, TX

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

135283

163490

149328

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

144677

181875

162354

What is the average salary for IT Service Manager in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of IT Service Manager in Houston, TX. The base salary for IT Service Manager ranges from $135,283 to $163,490 with the average base salary of $149,328. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $144,677 to $181,875 with the average total cash compensation of $162,354.

View Average Salary for IT Service Manager as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$149,328	$135,283 - $163,490
Bonus	$13,026	$9,394 - $18,385
Total Pay	$162,354	$144,677 - $181,875

* 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 Service Manager Salary Near Houston, TX

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Pasadena, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $134,781 - $162,884	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Galveston, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $134,781 - $162,884	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Beaumont, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $130,770 - $158,036	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Port Arthur, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $128,371 - $155,137	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Lake Charles, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $125,525 - $151,697	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Austin, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $134,185 - $162,163	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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