H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Mechanical Engineer covers 361 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $130,000.

FY2026 certified median
$130,000
Total filings
361
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$110,000–$157,319
Top employer
Arup US, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024123$130,000$112,700$144,000
FY2025124$131,700$114,525$145,999
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)114$130,000$110,000$157,319

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Mechanical EngineerFY2024 $130,000; FY2025 $131,700; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $130,000$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$130,000FY2025$131,700FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$130,000Certified median offer, Senior Mechanical EngineerFY2024 $130,000; FY2025 $131,700; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $130,000$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$130,000FY2025$131,700FY2026*$130,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Arup US, Inc.9 filings
  2. REDWOOD MATERIALS, INC.9 filings
  3. KFORCE INC.7 filings
  4. Veeco Instruments Inc.7 filings
  5. Agility Robotics Inc.6 filings
  6. Auris Health, Inc.5 filings
  7. DCLIMATE INC5 filings
  8. Form Energy, Inc.5 filings
  9. HDR Engineering, Inc.5 filings
  10. SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC.5 filings

Top cities

  1. Houston16 filings
  2. Fremont14 filings
  3. Mountain View12 filings
  4. Santa Clara10 filings
  5. San Jose9 filings
  6. Sunnyvale9 filings
  7. Tucson8 filings
  8. Irvine8 filings
  9. San Francisco8 filings
  10. Austin6 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. REDWOOD MATERIALS, INC. · Senior Mechanical Engineer9 filings
  2. Arup US, Inc. · Senior Mechanical Engineer9 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2141$110,510$134,493$158,454$182,437
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2141$86,091$104,042$121,971$139,922
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2141$82,618$103,168$123,739$144,290
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2141$86,029$109,408$132,808$156,187
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2141$83,200$100,256$117,333$134,389
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2141$84,864$100,672$116,459$132,267
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2141$77,314$97,885$118,435$139,006
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2141$74,298$91,853$109,387$126,942
2026-27Tucson, AZArea 4606017-2141$80,184$94,890$109,595$124,301