Lead IT Analyst Salary in Houston, Texas

How much does a Lead IT Analyst make in Houston, TX?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Lead IT Analyst in Houston, TX is $102,565. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $91,018 to $116,695, with most professionals earning between $80,505 and $129,559.

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What does a Lead IT Analyst do?

Common responsibilities of a Lead IT Analyst

Manages, monitors, and seeks, opportunities, new methods, trends, capabilities and products to the advancement of the organization.

January 10, 2023

Provides expert direction in client system trouble shooting, and design, testing, conversion and evaluation of data and functionality for business areas, including but not limited to customers, pricing, quoting, ordering, planning, design, finance, human resources, and billing for international regions.

February 01, 2023

Develops process and procedures for successful implementation of new risk policies, practices, appetites and solutions to ensure holistic understanding and management of risks according to industry best practice.

February 10, 2023

Understand technical implementation details necessary to assess and recommend NIST and other control improvements or identify mitigating controls.

February 15, 2023

Collaborates with technology and business stakeholders along with other Compliance team members to facilitate remediation and execution of corrective action plans.

February 27, 2023

Creates the high-level technical design for one or more highly-complex projects and difficult maintenance efforts by analyzing and tracing designs to requirements (business and functional) and systems architecture.

March 01, 2023

Lead, participate, and document requirements, design, and test plans within sessions for project, enhancement, or break/fix work in Merchandising, Pricing and Procurement areas.

March 12, 2023

Demonstrate a working knowledge of NIST, ISO 27001 or ISO 27018, SOC security and privacy principles and provide practical examples of their application across the technical domain.

April 27, 2023

Support, test, and enhance complex information systems and develop adequate error management functionality within assigned applications.

May 15, 2023

Assists in, or potentially leads, the identification of business process improvements and partners with technology and business stakeholders to identify pragmatic approaches to compliance readiness and testing.

May 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Lead IT Analyst in Houston, TX

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

91018

116695

102565

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

93539

121888

106136

What is the average salary for Lead IT Analyst in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Lead IT Analyst in Houston, TX. The base salary for Lead IT Analyst ranges from $91,018 to $116,695 with the average base salary of $102,565. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $93,539 to $121,888 with the average total cash compensation of $106,136.

View Average Salary for Lead IT Analyst as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$102,565	$91,018 - $116,695
Bonus	$3,570	$2,521 - $5,193
Total Pay	$106,136	$93,539 - $121,888

* 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.

Lead IT Analyst Salary Near Houston, TX

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Pasadena, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $90,681 - $116,262	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Galveston, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $90,681 - $116,262	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Beaumont, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $87,982 - $112,802	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Port Arthur, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $86,368 - $110,733	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Lake Charles, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $84,453 - $108,278	COMPARE TO Houston, TX
CITY, STATE Austin, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $90,280 - $115,748	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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