H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Mechanical Design Engineer covers 81 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $141,304.

FY2026 certified median
$141,304
Total filings
81
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$112,519–$175,157
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202434$125,000$104,396$137,624
FY202528$128,246$110,000$157,988
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)19$141,304$112,519$175,157

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Mechanical Design EngineerFY2024 $125,000; FY2025 $128,246; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $141,304$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$125,000FY2025$128,246FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$141,304Certified median offer, Senior Mechanical Design EngineerFY2024 $125,000; FY2025 $128,246; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $141,304$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$125,000FY2025$128,246FY2026*$141,304
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.15 filings
  2. Aurora Operations, Inc.3 filings
  3. Covidien LP3 filings
  4. Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.3 filings
  5. IS INTERNATIONAL SERVICES, LLC3 filings
  6. Trane Technologies Company LLC3 filings
  7. Also, Inc.2 filings
  8. ChargePoint, Inc.2 filings
  9. LER TechForce, LLC2 filings
  10. Lightship Energy Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Fremont10 filings
  2. San Jose5 filings
  3. Palo Alto4 filings
  4. Sunnyvale3 filings
  5. North Haven3 filings
  6. Campbell2 filings
  7. Milpitas2 filings
  8. Mountain View2 filings
  9. San Francisco2 filings
  10. Broomfield2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Tesla, Inc. · Senior Mechanical Design Engineer15 filings

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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2141$110,510$134,493$158,454$182,437
2026-27Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 1714017-2141$75,234$92,477$109,741$126,984
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2141$77,688$93,434$109,158$124,904
2026-27New Haven, CTArea 3530017-2141$80,038$95,763$111,488$127,213
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2141$77,314$97,885$118,435$139,006
2026-27Clarksville, TN-KYArea 1730017-2141$56,306$74,090$91,853$109,637
2026-27Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaArea 180000317-2141$80,205$95,347$110,469$125,611
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2141$78,250$96,304$114,358$132,413
2026-27Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-INArea 3114017-2141$68,058$84,594$101,150$117,686