We now have Quarter 3 H1B visa FY 2022 data and Quarter 3 PERM visa FY 2022 data.
Texas Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)
Total Visas
% of all Visas
Average Wage
Visa Type
661,428
87.46%
$80,557
H-1B
78,891
10.43%
$105,695
PERM
8,492
1.12%
$19,535
H-2A
7,429
0.98%
$101,578
E-3 Australian
As of May 2022, Texas has seen a total of 756,240 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Texas is the H-1B visa with 661,428 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 87.46% of Texas's total visas.
The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 78,891 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 10.43% of Texas's total visas.
Texas has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 26,580 employees were hired. Texas peaked in 2022 with 108,592 employees, and the recent trend shows the average number of employees on an incline.
Top Countries with Workers in Texas From PERM Program (All Years)
The chart below compares The average wage in Texas to that of the
top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage.
The average wage in Texas over all years is $80,557. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all
states is CA with an average wage of $100,858.