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Design Engineer in Houston, TX

Job title · Houston, Texas

Job title as filed
Design Engineer
City
Houston, Texas
Applications FY2022–FY2026
60
Median offered wage
$88,000
Most common occupation
Mechanical Engineers
Median wage$88,000certified 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 "Design Engineer" and a worksite in Houston.

Applications by fiscal year

1019FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1019FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202211
FY202319
FY202410
FY202514
FY2026*6
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
25
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. Worldwide Oilfield Machine Inc14
  2. Tech Mahindra (americas),inc.7
  3. Piping Technology & Products, Inc.4
  4. Jash USA Inc4
  5. Sedg, LLC3
  6. Deepsea Technologies, Inc.2
  7. L&T Technology Services Limited2
  8. Binkley & Barfield, Inc.2
  9. CONSOR Engineers, LLC2
  10. AG&E Associates, PLLC2
  11. Taal Technologies Inc.2
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 $88,000; middle half $79,177 to $105,000 · median prevailing wage $80,683 (marker) · 59 applications.

$60k$75k$90k$105k$120k
$60k$75k$90k$105k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I19
  2. Level II37
  3. Level III4
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 "Design Engineer" appears on 2,617 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 679 employers for worksites in 573 cities; the median offered wage is $85,946, so the median in Houston is 2.4% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
2,617
Employers nationwide
679
Cities with filings
573
National median offered wage
$85,946
Share of national filings in Houston
2.3%
Cities with the most applications for Design Engineer
  1. Austin, TX125
  2. Raymond, OH116
  3. San Jose, CA93
  4. Irvine, CA89
  5. Houston, TX60
  6. Auburn Hills, MI50
  7. Troy, MI38
  8. San Francisco, CA37
  9. Seattle, WA36
  10. Farmington Hills, MI33
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; "Design Engineer" ranks #74 by applications, with 0.1% of them.

Applications in Houston, all job titles
42,380
Job titles filed
11,789
Rank of Design Engineer in Houston
74
Median offered wage in Houston, all job titles
$98,500
National median wage, Mechanical Engineers (all job titles)
$100,568
Other job titles in Houston
  1. Software Developer3,067
  2. Software Engineer1,679
  3. Assistant Professor763
  4. Postdoctoral Associate/fellow423
  5. Postdoctoral Fellow395
  6. Data Engineer341
  7. Research Scientist301
  8. Manager301
  9. Data Scientist272
  10. Architect268
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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