Checked Oct 23, 2026

PERM Salaries in Houston, TX

PERM labor certifications for jobs located in Houston, TX, decided in fiscal year 2026 through Jun 30, 2026.

Certified filings: 1,310; FY 2026 through Q3
Median offered wage: $104,166; Middle half $73,133 to $140,317
Certified rate: 95.1%; 68 denied
Texas median offered: $120,328; All certified filings

Top employers

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#	Employer	Certified	Median wage
1	Deloitte Consulting LLP	56	$124,950
2	Quest It Solutions, INC.	22	$103,210
3	Jpmorgan Chase & Co.	20	$143,850
4	Keystone Technology Partners INC	20	$119,808
5	Minisoft Technologies LLC	20	$119,808
6	Cynosure Technologies, LLC	14	$98,301
7	Ernst & Young U.S. LLP	14	$145,160
8	KGATE Technologies Inc	13	$149,947
9	American Tech Vision Solutions LLC	12	$81,099
10	Dataquad, Inc.	11	$111,238
11	CR Technologies Inc	10	$91,520
12	National Oilwell Varco, L.P.	10	$123,795
13	Nationwide Cleaning 1 LLC	10	$42,567
14	M2D Investment LLC	9	$22,069
15	Saipsit, Inc.	9	$141,315
16	Techwave Consulting INC	9	$99,000
17	Zeus Solutions Inc	9	$149,947
18	FMC Technologies, Inc.	8	$112,903
19	Ionic Technologies LLC	8	$141,315
20	Texas Mobile PCS, LLC	8	$60,008
21	American General Life Insurance Company	7	$129,800
22	Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.	7	$137,010
23	KASTECH Solutions, LLC	7	$98,301
24	Medhaz Corp	7	$114,192
25	MHK Tech, Inc.	7	$141,315
26	North Houston Pole Line	7	$108,098
27	Schlumberger Technology Corporation	7	$129,001
28	Silver Bay Consulting LLC	7	$73,174
29	Walter P. Moore & Associates, Inc.	7	$100,298
30	Alief Independent School District	6	$62,000

Top occupations

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#	Occupation	Certified	Median wage
1	Software Developers	288	$129,650
2	Computer Systems Analysts	71	$133,910
3	Civil Engineers	49	$100,298
4	Accountants and Auditors	47	$90,000
5	Project Management Specialists	44	$128,300
6	Data Scientists	40	$93,371
7	General and Operations Managers	40	$47,827
8	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	33	$104,000
9	Electrical Engineers	32	$130,102
10	Computer and Information Systems Managers	29	$188,094
11	Computer Programmers	27	$91,520
12	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	25	$42,099
13	Mechanical Engineers	23	$116,085
14	Management Analysts	22	$125,590
15	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	18	$60,008
16	Financial and Investment Analysts	16	$157,500
17	Financial Managers	16	$205,951
18	Industrial Engineers	16	$128,773
19	Construction Managers	13	$130,728
20	Logisticians	12	$82,925
21	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	11	$40,500
22	Cost Estimators	11	$65,500
23	Architectural and Engineering Managers	10	$146,942
24	Petroleum Engineers	10	$175,282
25	Sales Engineers	10	$151,268
26	Sales Managers	10	$137,051
27	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	10	$133,890
28	Food Preparation Workers	9	$22,069
29	Information Security Analysts	9	$142,459
30	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	8	$78,957

Most common job titles

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#	Job title	Certified	Median wage
1	Software Engineer	53	$141,315
2	Software Developer	38	$103,210
3	Senior Software Developer	16	$141,315
4	Sr. Software Developer	15	$149,947
5	Computer Programmer	14	$96,658
6	Consulting, Senior Consultant	14	$119,025
7	Software Analyst	14	$111,238
8	Software Engineer (Job Code 004)	13	$103,210
9	Sr.Software Developer	13	$141,315
10	Consulting, Manager	12	$177,710
11	Operations Manager	12	$55,886
12	Quality Assurance Analyst	12	$83,470
13	Store Manager	12	$59,603
14	Data Scientist	11	$90,334
15	General Manager	11	$47,653
16	Programmer Analyst	11	$91,520
17	Senior Software Engineer (Job Code 001)	11	$98,301
18	Software Developer / Analyst	10	$98,301
19	Sr. Software Developer (Job Code 001)	10	$141,315
20	Consulting, Senior Solution Specialist	9	$102,750

Data sources

PERM Labor Certification Disclosure DataU.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Data as of 06/30/2026

City is the work location on the filing, matched to Census place names.

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