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Houston, TX H-1B salaries

Employers filed 22,279 certified H-1B applications for jobs in Houston, TX between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $102,564 a year. The typical offer was 6% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered
$102,564
Middle half earn
$80,626 to $130,000
Top 10% earn over
$165,600
Certified filings
22,279

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Top employers

EmployerFilingsMedianvs USMiddle half
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP617$141,900−2%$101,221 – $182,000
Infosys Limited591$85,634−8%$80,974 – $111,218
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center574$77,234–$70,000 – $100,000
Baylor College of Medicine486$69,005–$62,000 – $80,000
LTIMindtree Limited344$101,519−2%$84,977 – $111,363
Accenture LLP280$132,300+3%$114,700 – $146,300
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston267$77,719–$65,000 – $115,998
W.M. Rice University240$74,000–$63,775 – $106,786
Deloitte Consulting LLP234$149,718+8%$120,056 – $176,275
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute234$67,481–$64,058 – $76,490
JPMorgan Chase & Co.229$150,000−3%$131,700 – $170,800
University of Houston224$81,800–$63,959 – $106,012
Tata Consultancy Services Limited210$85,3010%$71,531 – $85,634
Mphasis Corporation194$114,000−5%$95,000 – $130,000
Schlumberger Technology Corporation182$129,575+6%$111,566 – $149,888
Houston Independent School District164$69,289–$64,250 – $83,000
Capgemini America Inc150$130,000+2%$122,218 – $149,987
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp144$108,243+3%$88,457 – $121,077
Deloitte & Touche LLP117$83,533−13%$75,296 – $102,100
Amazon Web Services, Inc.115$157,700+3%$131,250 – $172,250
IBM Corporation112$129,096+10%$111,238 – $167,531
Wipro Limited107$88,130−4%$83,758 – $96,200
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services LLC102$177,000−2%$150,000 – $192,750
Zeus Solutions Inc101$98,301–$76,794 – $121,098
Saipsit, Inc.98$103,500–$99,000 – $114,125
Birlasoft Solutions, Inc.97$106,000+1%$103,210 – $119,808
Amazon.com Services LLC91$132,200−15%$114,450 – $156,970
HCL America Inc91$117,666+7%$98,607 – $139,958
CGG Services (U.S.) Inc.91$103,200–$90,000 – $108,630
Compunnel Software Group, Inc90$106,000−4%$103,250 – $115,750
Boston Consulting Group, Inc.81$190,0000%$150,000 – $190,008
Infodat International Inc.80$87,750–$77,000 – $106,000
EOG Resources, Inc.78$136,620–$120,000 – $150,000
Glosoft Technologies LLC75$79,102–$72,000 – $85,634
Tech Mahindra (Americas), Inc71$98,301−5%$88,578 – $106,413
Alief Independent School District70$62,000–$62,000 – $64,100
Bechtel Energy Inc.70$157,032–$142,023 – $176,856
Deloitte Tax LLP70$77,085−14%$70,000 – $90,958
American General Life Insurance Company68$117,500−3%$94,500 – $135,937
Honeywell International Inc.66$148,494−1%$131,533 – $176,654
Corporate Solutions General Inc65$90,522−6%$75,795 – $98,301
Kaar Technologies, Inc.63$117,666–$95,898 – $132,500
L&T Technology Services Limited61$90,000−2%$85,301 – $105,976
Siemens Energy, Inc.61$129,206+5%$120,000 – $151,757
Quest IT Solutions Inc59$85,634−9%$79,102 – $98,301
SVS Soft Tech LLC59$72,592–$71,531 – $79,102
Occidental Petroleum Corporation58$148,250–$127,800 – $166,275
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.58$135,754–$115,386 – $150,927
BP America Inc.57$131,248–$95,139 – $151,300
Data Strategies Interchange LLC57$106,000–$96,000 – $120,000

Top job titles

Job titleFilingsMedianvs USMiddle half
Software Developer1,403$99,000−5%$86,000 – $105,976
Software Engineer901$101,192−27%$85,000 – $110,000
Assistant Professor377$120,000+10%$95,000 – $180,600
Postdoctoral Fellow215$65,000−1%$59,688 – $70,608
Data Engineer213$98,301−7%$81,500 – $110,000
Postdoctoral Associate/Fellow190$63,000–$61,008 – $66,492
Computer Programmer179$79,102−12%$72,592 – $79,200
Data Scientist175$100,000−16%$81,245 – $121,682
Architect164$85,634+2%$71,531 – $85,634
Research Scientist151$75,000−51%$69,974 – $80,000
Manager144$160,000−4%$136,000 – $176,650
Business Analyst141$82,056−8%$70,886 – $89,500
Project Manager141$103,3240%$85,634 – $120,000
Instructor141$76,4000%$70,720 – $80,000
Senior Software Engineer139$126,589−14%$110,200 – $140,400
Project Engineer113$90,480+1%$74,173 – $108,160
Data Analyst109$74,922−14%$67,517 – $89,378
Computer Systems Analyst95$96,200+1%$88,566 – $101,700
Accountant91$61,000−14%$59,000 – $77,085
Senior Consultant88$139,600+11%$105,976 – $156,625
Senior Software Developer84$120,840−2%$104,000 – $130,720
DevOps Engineer83$98,301−5%$83,934 – $103,210
Associate81$175,000+19%$110,000 – $225,000
Senior Associate79$125,000−9%$106,000 – $145,000
Database Administrator75$85,301−5%$80,205 – $90,000
Mechanical Engineer72$95,118+6%$82,920 – $105,500
Consultant71$190,000+49%$110,500 – $190,000
Computer Systems Engineer70$77,000−7%$71,531 – $85,634
Technology Consultant 269$80,974−10%$80,974 – $85,634
Java Developer65$98,301−2%$80,000 – $103,210
Postdoctoral Research Fellow64$61,884−3%$60,474 – $67,824
Senior Manager61$198,000+1%$182,500 – $207,000
Technical Lead59$104,000+10%$85,634 – $141,000
Vice President, Lead Software Engineer55$151,300−5%$147,550 – $169,250
Manager, Computer Systems Engineers/Architects55$112,819+5%$94,598 – $112,819
Math Teacher53$63,000+16%$55,130 – $65,750
Packaged App Development Assoc Manager51$111,2380%$111,238 – $117,998
Postdoctoral Research Associate51$61,884−3%$57,027 – $65,000
SAP Consultant51$100,000−3%$98,301 – $105,992
Electrical Engineer49$90,000−5%$74,214 – $100,072
Applications Consultant 349$140,000+4%$130,000 – $161,269
Business Intelligence Analyst46$76,622−18%$61,209 – $89,378
IT Project Manager46$92,3000%$80,974 – $108,300
Elementary Bilingual Teacher45$64,100−7%$62,000 – $64,100
Information Technology Project Manager44$88,971−11%$71,531 – $120,000
Market Research Analyst44$60,050−11%$54,278 – $73,350
Postdoctoral Associate44$62,016−8%$58,148 – $65,980
Research Associate44$71,382+1%$65,978 – $77,402
Senior Research Scientist43$85,000−23%$80,500 – $94,799
Associate, Software Engineer III43$130,000−6%$125,000 – $140,000

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
20231,676$98,301
20248,004$98,400
20257,987$103,210
20264,612$106,080

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