H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr. Staff Mechanical Design Engineer

Occupation profile for Sr. Staff Mechanical Design Engineer covers 9 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $242,095.

FY2026 certified median
$242,095
Total filings
9
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$237,222–$246,967
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$241,900$240,950$242,850
FY20255$201,087$192,000$201,087
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$242,095$237,222$246,967

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr. Staff Mechanical Design EngineerFY2024 $241,900; FY2025 $201,087; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $242,095$0$90,000$180,000$270,000FY2024$241,900FY2025$201,087FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$242,095Certified median offer, Sr. Staff Mechanical Design EngineerFY2024 $241,900; FY2025 $201,087; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $242,095$0$90k$180k$270kFY2024$241,900FY2025$201,087FY2026*$242,095
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.9 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto5 filings
  2. Fremont2 filings
  3. San Francisco1 filings
  4. Austin1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Tesla, Inc. · Sr. Staff Mechanical Design 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 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2141$77,314$97,885$118,435$139,006