H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Mechanical Design Engineer covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $128,030.

FY2026 certified median
$128,030
Total filings
7
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$127,237–$128,030
Top employer
FormFactor, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20254$311,634$230,717$311,634
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$128,030$127,237$128,030

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Mechanical Design EngineerFY2025 $311,634; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $128,030$0$200,000$400,000$600,000FY2025$311,634FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$128,030Certified median offer, Principal Mechanical Design EngineerFY2025 $311,634; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $128,030$0$200k$400k$600kFY2025$311,634FY2026*$128,030
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. FormFactor, Inc.2 filings
  2. Medtronic, Inc.2 filings
  3. Tesla, Inc.2 filings
  4. Autodesk, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Livermore2 filings
  2. Fremont1 filings
  3. Pleasanton1 filings
  4. Brooklyn Center1 filings
  5. Fridley1 filings
  6. Downingtown1 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
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2141$110,510$134,493$158,454$182,437
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2031$93,683$111,946$130,187$148,450
    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