H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Mechanical Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Mechanical Engineer covers 37 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $142,678.

FY2026 certified median
$142,678
Total filings
37
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$140,000–$162,020
Top employer
SYSTEM SOFT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202420$125,399$115,000$148,856
FY20257$147,200$124,940$165,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)10$142,678$140,000$162,020

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Mechanical EngineerFY2024 $125,399; FY2025 $147,200; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $142,678$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$125,399FY2025$147,200FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$142,678Certified median offer, Principal Mechanical EngineerFY2024 $125,399; FY2025 $147,200; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $142,678$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$125,399FY2025$147,200FY2026*$142,678
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. SYSTEM SOFT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC6 filings
  2. Institute of Gas Technology3 filings
  3. ASM AMERICA INC.2 filings
  4. Brayton Energy, LLC2 filings
  5. ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.2 filings
  6. Found Energy Co.2 filings
  7. GASTECH ENGINEERING, INC.2 filings
  8. Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.1 filings
  9. Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy1 filings
  10. Brooks Automation US, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Eden Prairie6 filings
  2. Des Plaines3 filings
  3. Houston3 filings
  4. Phoenix2 filings
  5. Charlestown2 filings
  6. Hampton2 filings
  7. New York2 filings
  8. Sapulpa2 filings
  9. Pleasant Hill1 filings
  10. Redwood City1 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
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2141$86,091$104,042$121,971$139,922
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2141$77,688$93,434$109,158$124,904
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2141$83,200$100,256$117,333$134,389
    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
    2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-2141$74,298$90,854$107,390$123,947
    2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890017-2141$83,970$100,173$116,376$132,579
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2141$110,510$134,493$158,454$182,437
    2026-27Tulsa, OKArea 4614017-2141$75,962$92,726$109,470$126,235
    2026-27Kahului-Wailuku, HIArea 2798017-2141$76,336$89,773$103,230$116,667