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Houston, TX, 77079 H-1B market data
ZIP-bounded LCA market summary with top companies, top roles, wage ranges, filing coverage, and quarterly trend points. State can be inferred from the dominant loaded LCA worksite state for the ZIP.
Market summary
| Market ID | zip:77079 |
| Match type | postal_code |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Postal code | 77079 |
| LCA filings | 7,129 |
| Companies | 833 |
| Role titles | 2,885 |
| Fiscal-year coverage | FY2016 to FY2026 |
Wage summary
| Annualized low min | $30,900 |
| Annualized high max | $260,956,800 |
| Annualized low average | $245,472 |
| Outlier count | 9 |
Market caveat: State inferred from dominant loaded LCA worksite state for ZIP 77079.
Top companies
| Company | LCA filings | Cases | Low wage min | High wage max | First FY | Latest FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infosys Limited | 1,373 | 1,373 | 60,000 | 189,248,800 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| WIPRO LIMITED | 342 | 342 | 60,000 | 4,492,800 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| BP America, Inc. | 321 | 321 | 38,605 | 305,300 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| Technip USA, Inc. | 295 | 295 | 70,658 | 270,000 | 2,016 | 2,022 |
| ConocoPhillips Company | 249 | 249 | 75,546 | 15,306,720 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| Tata Consultancy Services Limited | 129 | 129 | 60,700 | 170,000 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| HighRadius Corporation | 127 | 127 | 55,000 | 200,000 | 2,016 | 2,023 |
| Accenture LLP | 117 | 117 | 48,422 | 448,100 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| IBM India Private Limited | 110 | 110 | 63,482 | 111,121 | 2,016 | 2,020 |
| McDermott, Inc. | 105 | 105 | 45,000 | 236,178 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| Shell International Exploration and Production Inc. | 102 | 102 | 114,000 | 241,000 | 2,016 | 2,025 |
| CB&I, LLC | 93 | 93 | 67,080 | 221,533 | 2,019 | 2,024 |
| L&T Technology Services Limited | 91 | 91 | 60,000 | 984,000 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| Shell Exploration and Production Company | 86 | 86 | 116,600 | 326,400 | 2,016 | 2,023 |
| RITE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES, LLC | 73 | 73 | 65,000 | 0 | 2,016 | 2,017 |
Top roles
| Title | SOC | LCA filings | Low wage min | High wage max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TECHNOLOGY LEAD - US | 15-1121 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST | 139 | $81,058 | $96,000 |
| TECHNOLOGY LEAD - US - PRACTITIONER | 15-1121 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST | 121 | $81,058 | $87,838 |
| SOFTWARE DEVELOPER | 15-1252.00 Software Developers | 87 | $71,094 | $137,260 |
| PROGRAMMER ANALYST | 15-1121 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS | 68 | $60,000 | $90,000 |
| DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR | 15-1141 DATABASE ADMINISTRATORS | 66 | $60,000 | $984,000 |
| SYSTEMS ANALYST | 15-1121 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS | 58 | $60,000 | $130,000 |
| SOFTWARE DEVELOPER | 15-1132.00 Software Developers, Applications | 57 | $75,795 | $133,000 |
| TECHNOLOGY ANALYST - US | 15-1121 | 53 | $65,521 | $0 |
| Technology Lead - US | 15-1299.09 Information Technology Project Managers | 49 | $68,910 | $189,248,800 |
| PROGRAMMER ANALYST | 15-1131 COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS | 48 | $56,000 | $145,000 |
| SOFTWARE DEVELOPER | 15-1132 SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, APPLICATIONS | 47 | $68,000 | $140,000 |
| Technology Lead - US | 15-1199.00 Computer Occupations, All Other | 45 | $67,163 | $90,985 |
| SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 15-1132 SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, APPLICATIONS | 43 | $70,000 | $130,000 |
| ANALYST | 15-1121 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS | 38 | $75,000 | $112,750 |
| SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 15-1252.00 Software Developers | 35 | $76,500 | $197,640 |
Market trend
| Period | LCA count | Role titles | SOC codes | Avg wage low | Avg prevailing | Certified | Certification rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q2 | 988 | 392 | 57 | $94,701 | $82,122 | 918 | 92.9% |
| 2017 Q2 | 786 | 343 | 51 | $97,613 | $86,428 | 729 | 92.7% |
| 2018 Q2 | 683 | 343 | 48 | $102,109 | $93,197 | 656 | 96.0% |
| 2019 Q2 | 888 | 379 | 49 | $101,386 | $93,213 | 863 | 97.2% |
| 2020 Q1 | 130 | 97 | 32 | $119,424 | $106,948 | 128 | 98.5% |
| 2020 Q2 | 215 | 152 | 47 | $113,921 | $102,831 | 210 | 97.7% |
| 2020 Q3 | 227 | 165 | 51 | $104,861 | $96,313 | 220 | 96.9% |
| 2020 Q4 | 109 | 84 | 26 | $109,901 | $101,082 | 105 | 96.3% |
| 2021 Q1 | 74 | 55 | 28 | $121,886 | $111,924 | 72 | 97.3% |
| 2021 Q2 | 196 | 131 | 52 | $112,157 | $103,211 | 192 | 98.0% |
| 2021 Q3 | 374 | 216 | 67 | $802,011 | $97,277 | 363 | 97.1% |
| 2021 Q4 | 99 | 81 | 34 | $105,806 | $98,784 | 98 | 99.0% |
| 2022 Q1 | 87 | 70 | 30 | $110,176 | $99,679 | 84 | 96.6% |
| 2022 Q2 | 106 | 83 | 32 | $113,923 | $103,269 | 105 | 99.1% |
| 2022 Q3 | 230 | 131 | 47 | $97,801 | $89,593 | 224 | 97.4% |
| 2022 Q4 | 93 | 71 | 33 | $114,696 | $104,648 | 90 | 96.8% |
| 2023 Q1 | 93 | 73 | 31 | $114,444 | $99,445 | 92 | 98.9% |
| 2023 Q2 | 233 | 171 | 50 | $118,547 | $103,551 | 232 | 99.6% |
| 2023 Q3 | 186 | 124 | 39 | $95,916 | $88,544 | 180 | 96.8% |
| 2023 Q4 | 125 | 91 | 25 | $108,062 | $97,743 | 122 | 97.6% |
| 2024 Q1 | 78 | 57 | 23 | $105,309 | $97,311 | 77 | 98.7% |
| 2024 Q2 | 79 | 62 | 26 | $108,770 | $96,532 | 78 | 98.7% |
| 2024 Q3 | 221 | 146 | 49 | $1,446,902 | $90,335 | 217 | 98.2% |
| 2024 Q4 | 95 | 76 | 29 | $1,993,461 | $106,599 | 93 | 97.9% |
| 2025 Q1 | 91 | 77 | 31 | $189,959 | $95,581 | 88 | 96.7% |
| 2025 Q2 | 87 | 74 | 32 | $127,019 | $107,216 | 87 | 100.0% |
| 2025 Q3 | 275 | 184 | 57 | $1,049,318 | $98,746 | 271 | 98.5% |
| 2025 Q4 | 91 | 78 | 30 | $121,994 | $107,083 | 91 | 100.0% |
| 2026 Q2 | 190 | 147 | 45 | $127,865 | $112,875 | 186 | 97.9% |
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