State Profile2026

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State LCA Market

Texas (TX)

Use this state snapshot to see whether LCA sponsorship is active, resilient, and worth deeper employer or city analysis.

Public LCA worksites across Texas (TX) in FY 2026

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Market Snapshot

Core signals from public filings.

Total Filings

12,520

All filings in this state

Approval Rate

98.06%

Current approval baseline

Median Wage

$109,943

Median offered wage

Avg Wage

$128,808

Average offered wage

Selected state intelligence

This state page should answer the first decision questions before you open any one city.

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Texas (TX) logged 12,520 filings in FY 2026 with a 98.06% approval rate. Coverage spans 303 tracked cities. Austin is the clearest starting market with 2,098 filings.

Wage positioning is currently $9,029 below the national median.

Cities covered

303

Markets available to open from this state.

Start with

Austin

2,098 filings

Highest median wage

Floresville

$291,595

Lowest denial risk

Westlake

0.00%

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The state page should hand you the next city, not make you guess which market to open.

1. Austin

Best starting city by filing volume.

98.3% approval

Filings

2,098

Median wage

$114,393

Denial rate

0.10%

Open Austin

2. Plano

Strong local market worth checking after the lead city.

98.5% approval

Filings

1,374

Median wage

$112,923

Denial rate

0.15%

Open Plano

3. Irving

Strong local market worth checking after the lead city.

97.9% approval

Filings

1,191

Median wage

$112,905

Denial rate

0.25%

Open Irving

1. Start with the state snapshot

Review statewide filings, approval rate, and wage context before drilling into one local market.

2. Use the city directory next

The city table is the next step in the hierarchy. Open one city only after you know which local markets are strongest.

3. Compare or trend your shortlist

Once you have a shortlist, use compare and trends to validate momentum, wage strength, and denial risk.

State Brief

Decision signals, local market coverage, and where to go next

Decision Summary

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Tracks 303 cities in TX.
Approval rate is 98.06%.
Opportunity index is 84.37%.

Wage Premium

State Median Wage$109,943

National Median Wage$118,972

Premium-$9,029(-7.59%)

Best cities to open next

Austin

2,098 filings · 98.3% approval

Median wage $114,393

Open Austin

Plano

1,374 filings · 98.5% approval

Median wage $112,923

Open Plano

Irving

1,191 filings · 97.9% approval

Median wage $112,905

Open Irving

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How to read the Texas LCA page

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