Big H-Town
Who gets paid
The City of Houston's and Harris County's largest payees, from their own payment records.
Last read Oct 21, 2026: 73,639 FY2027 payments, 2441 vendors
City of Houston: largest payees, FY2027
By department
- Houston Public Works - HPW: $548,951,019
- Houston Airport System (HAS): $543,052,164
- Citywide General Government: $387,312,089
- Human Resources Dept.: $147,914,029
- Convention and Entertainment: $134,555,529
- General Debt Services: $81,388,560
- General Services Department: $45,353,196
- Mayor's Office: $43,437,702
- Houston Police Department-HPD: $31,931,251
- Houston Information Tech Svcs: $28,960,675
- Houston Fire Department (HFD): $23,127,566
- Fleet Management Department: $20,699,331
- Housing and Community Devp.: $18,562,167
- Houston Health Department: $17,078,943
- Parks & Recreation: $16,124,598
- Solid Waste Management: $12,651,036
- Finance: $7,434,589
- Admn. & Regulatory Affairs: $5,663,240
- Municipal Courts Department: $5,439,838
- Library: $5,015,788
- Legal Department: $4,585,244
- Dept of Neighborhoods (DON): $421,923
- Business Opportunity: $321,714
- City Controller's Office: $262,944
- Planning & Development: $188,960
- City Council: $115,949
- Houston Emergency Center (HEC): $85,773
- Investment Management: $18,250
- Constant In and Out: $-9,551,766
Source: City of Houston checkbook, open-data portal. A vendor's name links to its agenda items in the contract feed.
Last read Oct 22, 2026: 10,449 payments in September 2026
Harris County: largest payees, September 2026
Source: Harris County Treasurer, monthly disbursement report.