H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Mechanical Engineer

Occupation profile for Mechanical Engineer covers 3,515 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $94,240.

FY2026 certified median
$94,240
Total filings
3,515
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$85,000–$117,967
Top employer
L&T Technology Services Limited
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241,241$85,000$73,872$100,000
FY20251,277$88,000$78,000$103,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)997$94,240$85,000$117,967

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Mechanical EngineerFY2024 $85,000; FY2025 $88,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $94,240$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$85,000FY2025$88,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$94,240Certified median offer, Mechanical EngineerFY2024 $85,000; FY2025 $88,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $94,240$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$85,000FY2025$88,000FY2026*$94,240
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. L&T Technology Services Limited209 filings
  2. TECH MAHINDRA (AMERICAS), INC103 filings
  3. Engineering Technology Associates, Inc.97 filings
  4. Applied Materials, Inc69 filings
  5. Caresoft Global Technologies Inc61 filings
  6. Alten Technology USA, Inc.54 filings
  7. CORE TECH CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION53 filings
  8. Apple Inc.48 filings
  9. Veenus Infotechs Corporation47 filings
  10. Caresoft Technologies Inc43 filings

Top cities

  1. Tamuning133 filings
  2. Santa Clara96 filings
  3. Livonia73 filings
  4. Houston73 filings
  5. Fremont61 filings
  6. Auburn Hills61 filings
  7. Dearborn51 filings
  8. Troy50 filings
  9. San Jose47 filings
  10. New York44 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. L&T Technology Services Limited · Mechanical Engineer209 filings
  2. TECH MAHINDRA (AMERICAS), INC · Mechanical Engineer103 filings
  3. Engineering Technology Associates, Inc. · Mechanical Engineer97 filings
  4. Applied Materials, Inc · Mechanical Engineer69 filings
  5. Caresoft Global Technologies Inc · Mechanical Engineer61 filings
  6. Alten Technology USA, Inc. · Mechanical Engineer54 filings
  7. CORE TECH CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION · Mechanical Engineer53 filings
  8. Apple Inc. · Mechanical Engineer48 filings
  9. Veenus Infotechs Corporation · Mechanical Engineer47 filings
  10. Caresoft Technologies Inc · Mechanical Engineer43 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
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2141$84,864$100,672$116,459$132,267
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530
2026-27Guam MSAArea 660000117-2141$50,170$59,488$68,827$78,146
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2141$83,200$100,256$117,333$134,389
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2141$110,510$134,493$158,454$182,437
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2141$82,618$103,168$123,739$144,290
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2141$86,029$109,408$132,808$156,187
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2141$74,298$91,853$109,387$126,942
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2141$86,091$104,042$121,971$139,922
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2141$78,250$96,304$114,358$132,413