H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Occupation profile for Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering covers 25 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $96,500.

FY2026 certified median
$96,500
Total filings
25
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$92,375–$107,000
Top employer
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202411$90,000$84,862$100,000
FY20258$94,999$84,337$101,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$96,500$92,375$107,000

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Assistant Professor, Mechanical EngineeringFY2024 $90,000; FY2025 $94,999; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $96,500$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$90,000FY2025$94,999FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$96,500Certified median offer, Assistant Professor, Mechanical EngineeringFY2024 $90,000; FY2025 $94,999; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $96,500$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$90,000FY2025$94,999FY2026*$96,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology3 filings
  2. The University of Alabama3 filings
  3. University of South Florida2 filings
  4. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona1 filings
  5. Colorado School of Mines1 filings
  6. Gannon University1 filings
  7. Milwaukee School of Engineering1 filings
  8. Minnesota State University, Mankato1 filings
  9. North Park University1 filings
  10. President and Board of Trustees of Santa Clara College1 filings

Top cities

  1. Tuscaloosa3 filings
  2. Rapid City3 filings
  3. Tampa2 filings
  4. Fayetteville1 filings
  5. Pomona1 filings
  6. San Jose1 filings
  7. Santa Clara1 filings
  8. Golden1 filings
  9. Chicago1 filings
  10. Angola1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    Prevailing wages by area and occupation

    The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27Rapid City, SDArea 3966025-1032$84,450$92,720$100,990$109,260
    2026-27Tuscaloosa, ALArea 4622025-1032$68,500$93,307$118,113$142,920
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194025-1032$106,190$146,837$187,483$228,130
    2026-27Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLArea 4530025-1032$55,210$75,353$95,497$115,640
    2026-27Akron, OHArea 1042025-1032$62,430$82,820$103,210$123,600
    2026-27Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SCArea 1226025-1032$84,450$103,790$123,130$142,470
    2026-27Bangor, MEArea 1262025-1032$66,260$89,470$112,680$135,890
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698025-1032$58,930$89,747$120,563$151,380
    2026-27Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaArea 180000125-1032$70,800$97,697$124,593$151,490
    2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974025-1032$61,070$84,937$108,803$132,670