Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center H-1B wage filings
Houston, TX. Last filed in fiscal 2026. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center filed 7 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2021 to fiscal 2026. The median wage it offered was $257,000, 15.5% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Gastroenterologist Physician (4 filings, median $250,000).
- Filings since FY2021
- 7
- Positions covered
- 5
- Certified
- 71.4%
- Job titles
- 3
- Worksite cities
- 1
- Last filed
- FY2026
Offered wage since 2021
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center made 7 filings across 3 fiscal years since 2021, too few in most years to track the wage year by year. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2023, with 5 filings.
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2025 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2024 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2023 | 5 | $250,000 | n/a | $216,445 | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2021 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Offered wage by job title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gastroenterologist Physician | 4 | $250,000 | +15.5% | |
| Physician (Orthopedic Surgeon) | 2 | $360,006 | +53.0% | |
| Physician - Gastroenterologist | 1 | $257,000 | +0.4% | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | 7 | $257,000 |
By visa type: 7 H-1B. By outcome: 5 certified, 2 withdrawn before a decision.
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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