H1B Salary/By Location/Texas

Prevailing Wage · 2025-26

H1B prevailing wages in Texas

H1B wages in Texas are set by metro area, not statewide. The U.S. Department of Labor publishes Level I to IV prevailing wages for each of these 32 wage areas. Pick a metro to see the legal minimum H1B salary by occupation.

Metro areas in Texas

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands143Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington142Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos137San Antonio-New Braunfels135El Paso109College Station-Bryan103North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area99McAllen-Edinburg-Mission96Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area92Lubbock90Killeen-Temple89Corpus Christi78Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area78Waco77Beaumont-Port Arthur76Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area75Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area73Brownsville-Harlingen72Tyler71Abilene70Longview70Amarillo69Midland69Laredo59Odessa54Wichita Falls52San Angelo51Texarkana51Sherman-Denison48Victoria46Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area40Eagle Pass11

Questions about H1B wages in Texas

What are the H1B prevailing wages in Texas?

Texas has 32 distinct wage areas, each with its own H1B prevailing wage set by the U.S. Department of Labor. Wages are not statewide: the same occupation has a different legal minimum in each metro. Pick a metro below to see Level I to IV wages by occupation.

Are H1B wages set by state or by metro?

By metro area, not by state. The U.S. Department of Labor publishes prevailing wages for each metropolitan wage area using BLS OEWS survey data, so Texas has 32 separate wage schedules.

Where does this Texas wage data come from?

From the U.S. Department of Labor OFLC prevailing wage data, based on BLS OEWS surveys, for the 2025-26 wage year. The published figure is the legal minimum, so actual pay is often higher.

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