H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer

Occupation profile for Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer covers 120 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $155,225.

FY2026 certified median
$155,225
Total filings
120
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$144,556–$163,046
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202440$140,000$135,389$145,600
FY202547$153,252$147,041$156,708
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)33$155,225$144,556$163,046

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr. Mechanical Design EngineerFY2024 $140,000; FY2025 $153,252; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $155,225$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$140,000FY2025$153,252FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$155,225Certified median offer, Sr. Mechanical Design EngineerFY2024 $140,000; FY2025 $153,252; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $155,225$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$140,000FY2025$153,252FY2026*$155,225
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.98 filings
  2. Rivian Automotive, LLC5 filings
  3. AEROSAPIEN TECHNOLOGIES LLC3 filings
  4. Pentangle Tech Services LLC2 filings
  5. Advanced Entertainment Technologies, Inc.1 filings
  6. Archer Aviation Operating Corp.1 filings
  7. BorgWarner PDS (USA) Inc.1 filings
  8. Cyient, Inc.1 filings
  9. Diamond Foundry Inc1 filings
  10. FORD MOTOR COMPANY1 filings

Top cities

  1. Fremont50 filings
  2. Palo Alto28 filings
  3. Austin9 filings
  4. Irvine5 filings
  5. San Francisco3 filings
  6. Hayward2 filings
  7. Sunnyvale2 filings
  8. Richardson2 filings
  9. Mesa1 filings
  10. Cupertino1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Tesla, Inc. · Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer98 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2141$77,314$97,885$118,435$139,006
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2141$82,618$103,168$123,739$144,290
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2141$78,250$96,304$114,358$132,413
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2141$84,864$100,672$116,459$132,267
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2112$72,030$93,725$115,419$137,114
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258017-2199$66,456$92,456$118,477$144,477
2026-27Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SCArea 2486017-2141$78,416$95,056$111,675$128,315
2026-27Kokomo, INArea 2902017-2141$89,128$101,358$113,610$125,840