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Senior Software Engineer in Houston, TX

Job title · Houston, Texas

Job title as filed
Senior Software Engineer
City
Houston, Texas
Applications FY2022–FY2026
174
Median offered wage
$123,600
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$123,600certified 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 "Senior Software Engineer" and a worksite in Houston.

Applications by fiscal year

2345FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2345FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202239
FY202333
FY202430
FY202545
FY2026*27
Certified (decided applications)
99.4%
Employers filing
98
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. Pros, Inc.12
  2. Epam Systems, Inc6
  3. USA Waste-management Resources, LLC5
  4. NEXT Financial Group, Inc.4
  5. Tailored Shared Services, LLC4
  6. CGG Services (U.S.) Inc.4
  7. Saipsit, Inc.4
  8. Amensys Inc4
  9. Bot Auto CA Inc3
  10. U.S. Bank National Association3
  11. Populus Group LLC3
  12. Bot Auto TX Inc3
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 $123,600; middle half $105,992 to $136,622 · median prevailing wage $109,970 (marker) · 168 applications.

$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I3
  2. Level II69
  3. Level III61
  4. Level IV31
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 "Senior Software Engineer" appears on 39,714 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 5,607 employers for worksites in 1,704 cities; the median offered wage is $140,920, so the median in Houston is 12.3% below it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
39,714
Employers nationwide
5,607
Cities with filings
1,704
National median offered wage
$140,920
Share of national filings in Houston
0.4%
Cities with the most applications for Senior Software Engineer
  1. San Francisco, CA2,179
  2. New York City, NY1,919
  3. Sunnyvale, CA1,559
  4. Bentonville, AR1,175
  5. Charlotte, NC1,103
  6. San Jose, CA972
  7. Mountain View, CA942
  8. Seattle, WA910
  9. Irving, TX879
  10. Austin, TX858
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; "Senior Software Engineer" ranks #17 by applications, with 0.4% of them.

Applications in Houston, all job titles
42,380
Job titles filed
11,789
Rank of Senior Software Engineer in Houston
17
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. 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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