H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Mechanical Engineer I

Occupation profile for Mechanical Engineer I covers 63 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $93,200.

FY2026 certified median
$93,200
Total filings
63
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$82,536–$105,500
Top employer
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202418$81,000$73,350$84,884
FY202519$82,457$72,507$87,830
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)26$93,200$82,536$105,500

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Mechanical Engineer IFY2024 $81,000; FY2025 $82,457; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $93,200$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$81,000FY2025$82,457FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$93,200Certified median offer, Mechanical Engineer IFY2024 $81,000; FY2025 $82,457; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $93,200$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$81,000FY2025$82,457FY2026*$93,200
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Brookhaven National Laboratory7 filings
  2. Mesabi Metallics Company LLC6 filings
  3. Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.3 filings
  4. Jefferson Science Associates, LLC3 filings
  5. Thorlabs, Inc.3 filings
  6. Affiliated Engineers, Inc.2 filings
  7. AmeTrade Inc.2 filings
  8. Climax Molybdenum Company2 filings
  9. Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc.2 filings
  10. HCL AMERICA INC2 filings

Top cities

  1. Upton7 filings
  2. Nashwauk6 filings
  3. Morenci3 filings
  4. Newton3 filings
  5. Newport News3 filings
  6. Safford2 filings
  7. Empire2 filings
  8. Miami2 filings
  9. Chicago2 filings
  10. Canonsburg2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Brookhaven National Laboratory · Mechanical Engineer I7 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
2026-27Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan areaArea 270000217-2141$77,438$88,421$99,382$110,365
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2141$83,200$100,256$117,333$134,389
2026-27Arizona nonmetropolitan areaArea 40000117-2141$72,488$87,277$102,086$116,875
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2141$74,298$91,853$109,387$126,942
2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310017-2141$69,285$87,069$104,874$122,658
2026-27Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCArea 4726017-2141$76,315$89,357$102,419$115,461
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974017-2141$85,010$105,477$125,923$146,390
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2141$77,688$93,434$109,158$124,904
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798017-2141$77,168$94,515$111,842$129,189
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-2141$74,298$90,854$107,390$123,947