H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Manufacturing Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff Manufacturing Engineer covers 120 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $169,677.

FY2026 certified median
$169,677
Total filings
120
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$150,325–$187,125
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202455$155,537$149,073$160,000
FY202529$155,685$139,020$172,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)36$169,677$150,325$187,125

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Manufacturing EngineerFY2024 $155,537; FY2025 $155,685; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $169,677$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$155,537FY2025$155,685FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$169,677Certified median offer, Staff Manufacturing EngineerFY2024 $155,537; FY2025 $155,685; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $169,677$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$155,537FY2025$155,685FY2026*$169,677
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.80 filings
  2. Rivian Automotive, LLC7 filings
  3. FIGURE AI INC.5 filings
  4. ZT Group Int'l, Inc.5 filings
  5. Lucid USA, Inc.4 filings
  6. INTELLECTT, INC.3 filings
  7. Itron, Inc.3 filings
  8. Form Energy, Inc.2 filings
  9. Kateeva, Inc.2 filings
  10. ABBOTT LABORATORIES1 filings

Top cities

  1. Fremont28 filings
  2. Austin28 filings
  3. Palo Alto8 filings
  4. Newark5 filings
  5. Secaucus5 filings
  6. San Jose4 filings
  7. Santa Clara4 filings
  8. Sparks4 filings
  9. Sunnyvale3 filings
  10. Normal3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Tesla, Inc. · Staff Manufacturing Engineer80 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 4186017-2112$96,096$117,624$139,131$160,659
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2112$72,030$93,725$115,419$137,114
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2112$99,362$122,158$144,955$167,752
2026-27Reno, NVArea 3990017-2112$70,533$86,237$101,920$117,624
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2112$82,618$98,571$114,546$130,499
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2041$92,581$120,723$148,866$177,008
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2141$77,314$97,885$118,435$139,006
2026-27Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan areaArea 450000317-2112$72,280$84,302$96,325$108,347
2026-27Bloomington, ILArea 1401017-2112$69,347$82,846$96,346$109,845