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Texas (TX)

South region · H-1B sponsorship, wages, layoffs, and enforcement for FY24.

Tracked H-1B approvals
11,884
Avg offered wage
$125,833
Tracked employers
ICE arrests
66,000
FY24
Layoffs (WARN)
3,080
Employees affected
Live · Texas Workforce Commission

12,234 layoffs across 69 WARN notices in 2026 so far

Real Texas WARN notices, fetched from data.texas.gov. All of 2025: 26,606 layoffs across 287 notices.

Reported
  • 2026-06-23JPMorgan Chase & Co.Plano244
  • 2026-06-16KUEHNE + NAGEL (KN) 2026Lewisville90
  • 2026-06-12Fortrex (John Soules Foods, Inc.)Tyler85
  • 2026-06-12First Student (DeSoto I.S.D.)De Soto74
  • 2026-06-12SAKS GLOBAL (Neiman Marcus)Dallas67
  • 2026-06-09Remington Lodging and Hospitality, LLC (Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake)Houston65
Personal relevance

What this means for you

Texas workers

  • Tracked employers sponsor about 11,884 H-1B workers across 6 firms with worksites in Texas. Estimated
  • The average offered wage among those sponsors is $125,833. Estimated
  • Texas employers have filed 12,234 layoffs across 69 WARN notices so far in 2026 — a live read on local labor stress. Reported

Texas employers

  • The largest tracked H-1B sponsors with Texas worksites include Infosys, Cognizant, IBM. Estimated
  • Sponsorship volume alone does not indicate that any U.S. worker was displaced — see methodology. Reported

This is data context only — not legal or immigration advice. Figures are labelled reported, projected, or estimated; for individual situations consult a qualified professional.

Top H-1B employers in state

By approvals attributable to in-state worksites

USCIS + DOL OFLCUpdated Mar 4, 2025

Top sponsored occupations

Among tracked employers

  1. 1Software Engineer
  2. 2Systems Analyst
  3. 3Data Scientist
  4. 4Software Developer
  5. 5Management Consultant
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Employer detail

6 tracked employers

Recent layoff notices (WARN)

  • Charter CommunicationsAustin900
  • IBMAustin1,300
  • Cognizant Technology SolutionsCollege Station880

Texas H-1B & immigration: common questions

Which employers sponsor H-1B visas in Texas?

Tracked H-1B sponsors with worksites in Texas include Infosys, Cognizant Technology Solutions, IBM. About 11,884 approvals are attributable to tracked employers in the state — a curated subset, not a complete state total.

What is the average H-1B salary in Texas?

The average offered wage among tracked Texas H-1B sponsors is $125,833, from Department of Labor LCA disclosures.

How many H-1B workers are sponsored in Texas?

Tracked employers account for about 11,884 H-1B approvals attributable to Texas worksites in FY24.

Methodology & sources
State-level H-1B figures attribute tracked employers to worksites and headquarters; they are a curated subset, not a complete state total. Enforcement and layoff figures come from separate public datasets and should not be combined to imply causation. Read the full methodology →