Visa Wage Index

Validation Engineers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

Employers filed 218 applications covering 229 positions for this role here, at a median of $100,000 a year. 176 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Validation Engineers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$73,278
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$97,635
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$121,992
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$146,349

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Tesla, Inc. Level II 2121 $129,500
Foxconn Assembly LLC Level I 1010 $73,278
Tesla, Inc. Level III 88 $133,347
Schlumberger Technology Corporation Level I 55 $90,000
Brio Pharmaceuticals Inc Level I 33 $73,278
JSW Steel USA, Inc. Level I 33 $75,000
Schlumberger Technology Corporation Level II 33 $132,080
Tenaris Bay City, Inc. Level I 33 $102,820
Texas First Industrial Corporation, Inc. Level I 33 $79,000
UNICON SCIENCES Level II 33 $102,149
Accenture LLP Level IV 22 $175,100
Addiction Resource Systems, Inc. Level I 22 $73,278
Alumanate LLC Level II 22 $120,000
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. Level I 22 $80,022
Band and Masters LLC Level I 22 $73,278
DSM Nutritional Products, LLC Level II 22 $98,856
FUSION LIFE SCIENCES TECHNOLOGIES LLC Level II 22 $97,760
Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC Level I 22 $88,500
GM INFOTECH LLC Level II 22 $104,000
JSW Steel USA Inc. Level II 22 $151,925
Kiwa PI Berlin LLC Level III 22 $122,360
McDermott, LLC Level III 22 $142,728
Piping Technology & Products, Inc¿. Level I 22 $79,139
Q-Edge Corporation Level I 22 $80,000
Smith International, LLC Level I 22 $87,100
Sungrow USA Corporation Level III 22 $126,036
Teal Energi LLC Level IV 22 $291,200
Tenaris Coiled Tubes LLC Level I 22 $100,558
University of Houston Level I 22 $75,000
Worldwide Oilfield Machine Inc Level I 22 $73,278
A & B Environmental Services, Inc. Level I 11 $73,278
Accenture LLP Level III 11 $121,992
Aeternus Solutions, Inc. Level II 11 $97,635
Air Liquide Large Industries U.S. LP Level II 11 $97,635
Alchemy Industrial LLC Level I 11 $75,000
ALLIANT RIGSERV LLC Level III 11 $127,000
ALLIANT RIGSERV LLC Level IV 11 $157,000
Amazon Web Services, Inc. Level III 110 $164,800
American Bureau of Shipping Level II 11 $99,717
Apave America Inc. Level I 11 $73,278
Apave America Inc. Level IV 11 $146,349
Atlas Copco Compressors LLC Level I 11 $73,278
Atlas Copco Compressors LLC Level II 11 $99,020
Avco Consulting, Inc. Level II 11 $97,635
Bechtel Energy Inc. Level III 11 $133,380
BEYOND INTERNATIONAL INC. Level II 11 $97,635
BKD Inc. Level I 11 $73,278
BP America Inc. Level I 11 $108,000
Bureau Veritas Holdings, Inc. Level II 11 $100,000
Cameron International Corporation Level I 11 $103,306
Cameron International Corporation Level II 11 $103,306
Cameron International Corporation Level IV 11 $171,750
ConocoPhillips Company Level IV 11 $165,401
CORYS, Inc. Level II 11 $97,635
Crane ChemPharma & Energy Corp. Level II 11 $124,925
CSAT Solutions, LP Level I 11 $73,278
CZT Energy USA INC. Level II 11 $98,000
Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing, L.P. Level II 11 $107,087
Deel US LLC Level II 11 $100,000
Dexian LLC Level I 11 $94,720
ECONSULTANTS INC Level II 11 $97,650
ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company Level IV 11 $200,637
Federal Express Corporation Level III 11 $137,317
FedEx Freight, Inc. Level III 11 $121,992
Flow America LLC Level IV 11 $240,000
FMC Technologies, Inc. Level III 11 $122,924
Fresh-Pak LLC Level IV 11 $149,000
Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC Level II 11 $102,335
GM INFOTECH LLC Level III 11 $121,992
GMA Garnet USA, Corp. Level I 11 $135,895
H-E-B, LP Level I 11 $73,278
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Level II 11 $112,778
HAN'S LASER CORP. Level I 11 $73,278
Honeywell International Inc. Level III 11 $130,000
Hydril Company Level I 11 $95,220
Intellectt Inc Level II 11 $97,760
INV Management Services, LLC Level III 11 $135,000
J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. Level IV 12 $147,000
JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC. Level I 11 $73,278
JSW Steel USA Inc. Level IV 11 $237,038
KELITH GROUP INC Level II 11 $97,635
Kiewit Corporation Level I 11 $89,180
Kwik Equipment Sales, LLC Level I 11 $73,278
L&T Technology Services LLC Level II 11 $104,000
Linde Engineering North America LLC Level IV 11 $168,420
LONG HING WHOLESALE EXPRESS INC. Level IV 11 $153,920
LONZA HOUSTON INC Level II 11 $153,352
LT Foods Americas Level I 11 $104,000
Lummus Technology LLC Level IV 11 $155,000
Machine Saver Inc Level II 11 $97,635
MAVEN COMPANIES, INC. Level I 11 $85,000
Maxgrip Americas Inc Level I 11 $81,000
Maxter Healthcare Incorporated Level IV 11 $150,000
McDermott, LLC Level IV 11 $152,719
The Methodist Hospital Level IV 11 $141,203
MS Directional LLC Level I 11 $98,000
N&A Project Management USA, Inc Level I 11 $84,386
NDT Global LLC Level II 11 $101,286
Novozen Healthcare LLC Level I 11 $96,512
OmniSource, LLC Level II 11 $97,635

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.