H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Mechanical Design Engineer

Occupation profile for Mechanical Design Engineer covers 1,004 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $111,191.

FY2026 certified median
$111,191
Total filings
1,004
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$90,594–$147,629
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024318$85,904$76,793$115,000
FY2025402$87,776$79,040$105,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)284$111,191$90,594$147,629

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Mechanical Design EngineerFY2024 $85,904; FY2025 $87,776; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $111,191$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$85,904FY2025$87,776FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$111,191Certified median offer, Mechanical Design EngineerFY2024 $85,904; FY2025 $87,776; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $111,191$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$85,904FY2025$87,776FY2026*$111,191
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.197 filings
  2. L&T Technology Services Limited97 filings
  3. Veenus Infotechs Corporation76 filings
  4. Technosoft Engineering, Inc.73 filings
  5. Technosoft Services, Inc.55 filings
  6. TECH MAHINDRA (AMERICAS), INC50 filings
  7. KLA Corporation33 filings
  8. Jaydu LLC24 filings
  9. Global Economic Advantage Inc.16 filings
  10. Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.9 filings

Top cities

  1. Fremont84 filings
  2. Palo Alto68 filings
  3. Raymond35 filings
  4. Milpitas32 filings
  5. Copley26 filings
  6. Austin25 filings
  7. Louisville24 filings
  8. Houston19 filings
  9. Lisle17 filings
  10. Marysville17 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Tesla, Inc. · Mechanical Design Engineer197 filings
  2. L&T Technology Services Limited · Mechanical Design Engineer97 filings
  3. Veenus Infotechs Corporation · Mechanical Design Engineer76 filings
  4. Technosoft Engineering, Inc. · Mechanical Design Engineer73 filings
  5. Technosoft Services, Inc. · Mechanical Design Engineer55 filings
  6. TECH MAHINDRA (AMERICAS), INC · Mechanical Design Engineer50 filings
  7. KLA Corporation · Mechanical Design Engineer33 filings
  8. Jaydu LLC · Mechanical Design Engineer24 filings
  9. Global Economic Advantage Inc. · Mechanical Design Engineer16 filings
  10. Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · Mechanical Design Engineer9 filings

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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2141$110,510$134,493$158,454$182,437
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814017-2141$73,029$86,362$99,715$113,048
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2141$84,864$100,672$116,459$132,267
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2141$82,618$103,168$123,739$144,290
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2141$74,298$91,853$109,387$126,942
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2141$86,029$109,408$132,808$156,187
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2141$77,314$97,885$118,435$139,006
2026-27Akron, OHArea 1042017-2141$70,304$83,762$97,219$110,677
2026-27Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-INArea 3114017-2141$68,058$84,594$101,150$117,686