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Data Engineer in Houston, TX

Job title · Houston, Texas

Job title as filed
Data Engineer
City
Houston, Texas
Applications FY2022–FY2026
341
Median offered wage
$92,685
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$92,685certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Data Engineer" and a worksite in Houston.

Applications by fiscal year

4283FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
4283FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202242
FY202367
FY202481
FY202583
FY2026*68
Certified (decided applications)
98.2%
Employers filing
165
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Zeus Solutions Inc17
  2. Saipsit, Inc.16
  3. Latentview Analytics Corporation9
  4. Spurcroft Inc.8
  5. Infodat International Inc6
  6. Eficens Systems Inc6
  7. AVS Solutions,Inc6
  8. Zirlen Technologies, Inc5
  9. Praise Consulting LLC5
  10. Data Strategies Interchange LLC5
  11. Corporate Solutions General Inc5
  12. Compunnel Software Group, Inc5
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $92,685; middle half $81,245 to $109,548 · median prevailing wage $90,522 (marker) · 331 applications.

$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I74
  2. Level II212
  3. Level III45
  4. Level IV9
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Data Engineer" appears on 18,712 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 4,627 employers for worksites in 1,311 cities; the median offered wage is $103,730, so the median in Houston is 10.6% below it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
18,712
Employers nationwide
4,627
Cities with filings
1,311
National median offered wage
$103,730
Share of national filings in Houston
1.8%
Cities with the most applications for Data Engineer
  1. Irving, TX820
  2. Plano, TX693
  3. New York City, NY641
  4. Menlo Park, CA535
  5. Austin, TX500
  6. Charlotte, NC392
  7. Dallas, TX391
  8. Houston, TX341
  9. Chicago, IL339
  10. Seattle, WA304
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The Houston job market

Houston has 42,380 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 11,789 job titles and 6,486 employers; "Data Engineer" ranks #6 by applications, with 0.8% of them.

Applications in Houston, all job titles
42,380
Job titles filed
11,789
Rank of Data Engineer in Houston
6
Median offered wage in Houston, all job titles
$98,500
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in Houston
  1. Software Developer3,067
  2. Software Engineer1,679
  3. Assistant Professor763
  4. Postdoctoral Associate/fellow423
  5. Postdoctoral Fellow395
  6. Research Scientist301
  7. Manager301
  8. Data Scientist272
  9. Architect268
  10. Instructor261
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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