H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Engineer - Mechanical

Occupation profile for Principal Engineer - Mechanical covers 10 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $133,782.

FY2026 certified median
$133,782
Total filings
10
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$130,640–$136,925
Top employer
ZF Active Safety and Electronics US, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$130,776$127,240$135,558
FY20253$134,055$130,333$139,856
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$133,782$130,640$136,925

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Engineer - MechanicalFY2024 $130,776; FY2025 $134,055; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $133,782$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$130,776FY2025$134,055FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$133,782Certified median offer, Principal Engineer - MechanicalFY2024 $130,776; FY2025 $134,055; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $133,782$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$130,776FY2025$134,055FY2026*$133,782
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ZF Active Safety and Electronics US, LLC6 filings
  2. Capri USA Group Inc.2 filings
  3. ICU Medical, Inc.1 filings
  4. ZF Passive Safety Systems US Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Farmington Hills8 filings
  2. Washington1 filings
  3. Plymouth1 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
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2141$84,864$100,672$116,459$132,267
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2141$77,688$93,434$109,158$124,904