Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Occupation profile for Senior Manufacturing Engineer covers 232 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $126,564.
- FY2026 certified median
- $126,564
- Total filings
- 232
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $110,578–$145,000
- Top employer
- Tesla, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 76 | $114,878 | $99,305 | $134,103 |
| FY2025 | 92 | $115,000 | $105,463 | $132,891 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 64 | $126,564 | $110,578 | $145,000 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Tesla, Inc.21 filings
- Medtronic, Inc.17 filings
- Eaton Corporation8 filings
- Google LLC7 filings
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.7 filings
- Covidien LP5 filings
- General Motors5 filings
- Stryker Corporation5 filings
- TE Connectivity Corporation5 filings
- Rivian Automotive, LLC4 filings
Top cities
- Sunnyvale14 filings
- Austin10 filings
- Plymouth9 filings
- Fremont8 filings
- Menlo Park5 filings
- Warren5 filings
- Weirton5 filings
- Palo Alto4 filings
- San Jose4 filings
- San Francisco3 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2112 | $99,362 | $122,158 | $144,955 | $167,752 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 17-2112 | $96,096 | $117,624 | $139,131 | $160,659 |
| 2026-27 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 33460 | 17-2112 | $81,286 | $96,928 | $112,590 | $128,232 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 17-2112 | $72,030 | $93,725 | $115,419 | $137,114 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-2112 | $89,149 | $104,541 | $119,933 | $135,325 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 17-2112 | $75,421 | $91,146 | $106,891 | $122,616 |
| 2026-27 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 19820 | 17-2112 | $80,850 | $95,534 | $110,219 | $124,904 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 17-2112 | $83,387 | $102,253 | $121,098 | $139,963 |
| 2026-27 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OHArea 48260 | 17-2112 | $71,635 | $86,694 | $101,774 | $116,834 |
| 2026-27 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CAArea 42100 | 17-2112 | $91,458 | $111,342 | $131,248 | $151,133 |