Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Lead Mechanical Engineer
Occupation profile for Lead Mechanical Engineer covers 39 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $160,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $160,000
- Total filings
- 39
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $119,000–$215,000
- Top employer
- CYAN ROBOTICS, INC.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 12 | $98,381 | $87,733 | $118,000 |
| FY2025 | 13 | $131,904 | $113,000 | $137,742 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 14 | $160,000 | $119,000 | $215,000 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- CYAN ROBOTICS, INC.4 filings
- Eaton Corporation4 filings
- Caresoft Global Technologies Inc3 filings
- Kimberly-Clark USA, LLC2 filings
- nference, inc.2 filings
- Puff Corp2 filings
- TBC - The Boring Company2 filings
- 3DEO, Inc.1 filings
- ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC.1 filings
- Astral Materials, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- Venice4 filings
- Los Angeles2 filings
- Rochester2 filings
- Moon Township2 filings
- Carlsbad1 filings
- Mountain View1 filings
- San Francisco1 filings
- San Jose1 filings
- Torrance1 filings
- Union City1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 17-2141 | $82,618 | $103,168 | $123,739 | $144,290 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 11-9041 | $135,138 | $165,526 | $195,915 | $226,304 |
| 2026-27 | Columbus, OHArea 18140 | 17-2141 | $73,029 | $86,362 | $99,715 | $113,048 |
| 2026-27 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 19820 | 17-2141 | $84,864 | $100,672 | $116,459 | $132,267 |
| 2026-27 | Pittsburgh, PAArea 38300 | 17-2141 | $70,699 | $86,694 | $102,710 | $118,706 |
| 2026-27 | Rochester, MNArea 40340 | 17-2141 | $75,650 | $89,960 | $104,250 | $118,560 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 17-2141 | $110,510 | $134,493 | $158,454 | $182,437 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2141 | $117,998 | $141,835 | $165,693 | $189,530 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-2141 | $86,091 | $104,042 | $121,971 | $139,922 |
| 2026-27 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan areaArea 1700002 | 17-2141 | $64,646 | $77,397 | $90,126 | $102,877 |