H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

R&D Mechanical Engineer

Occupation profile for R&D Mechanical Engineer covers 19 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $88,500.

FY2026 certified median
$88,500
Total filings
19
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$82,000–$98,750
Top employer
Halliburton Technology Partners, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$86,250$73,176$99,836
FY20257$78,000$74,173$113,405
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$88,500$82,000$98,750

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, R&D Mechanical EngineerFY2024 $86,250; FY2025 $78,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $88,500$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$86,250FY2025$78,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$88,500Certified median offer, R&D Mechanical EngineerFY2024 $86,250; FY2025 $78,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $88,500$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$86,250FY2025$78,000FY2026*$88,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Halliburton Technology Partners, LLC3 filings
  2. 3DEO, Inc.2 filings
  3. Brinter, Inc.2 filings
  4. Enduralock LLC2 filings
  5. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.2 filings
  6. MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS QUARTZ, INC.2 filings
  7. NuPulseCV Inc.2 filings
  8. Analysis Express, Inc1 filings
  9. CDS Analytical LLC1 filings
  10. Demetech Corporation1 filings

Top cities

  1. Houston3 filings
  2. Torrance2 filings
  3. Raleigh2 filings
  4. Winston-Salem2 filings
  5. Richmond Heights2 filings
  6. Bellingham2 filings
  7. Hialeah1 filings
  8. Blue Ash1 filings
  9. Duncan1 filings
  10. Tulsa1 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
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2141$86,029$109,408$132,808$156,187
    2026-27Bellingham, WAArea 1338017-2141$81,827$101,213$120,619$140,005
    2026-27Cleveland, OHArea 1741017-2141$71,157$84,594$98,051$111,488
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2141$82,618$103,168$123,739$144,290
    2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958017-2141$69,805$87,298$104,770$122,262
    2026-27Winston-Salem, NCArea 4918017-2141$68,578$83,554$98,530$113,506
    2026-27Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 1714017-2141$75,234$92,477$109,741$126,984
    2026-27Knoxville, TNArea 2894017-2141$67,870$84,947$102,045$119,122
    2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310017-2141$69,285$87,069$104,874$122,658
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798017-2141$77,168$94,515$111,842$129,189