H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Mechanical Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff Mechanical Engineer covers 83 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $176,000.

FY2026 certified median
$176,000
Total filings
83
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$152,001–$186,100
Top employer
Rivian Automotive, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202427$162,750$154,938$179,140
FY202535$160,680$154,875$175,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)21$176,000$152,001$186,100

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Mechanical EngineerFY2024 $162,750; FY2025 $160,680; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $176,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$162,750FY2025$160,680FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$176,000Certified median offer, Staff Mechanical EngineerFY2024 $162,750; FY2025 $160,680; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $176,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$162,750FY2025$160,680FY2026*$176,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Rivian Automotive, LLC28 filings
  2. Glydways, Inc.4 filings
  3. REDWOOD MATERIALS, INC.4 filings
  4. Caire, Inc.3 filings
  5. BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC.2 filings
  6. DIMAAG-AI, Inc.2 filings
  7. Fermi Research Alliance, LLC2 filings
  8. HARK LABS INC.2 filings
  9. St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.2 filings
  10. Tesla, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Irvine25 filings
  2. Fremont5 filings
  3. San Jose3 filings
  4. Ball Ground3 filings
  5. Austin3 filings
  6. Concord2 filings
  7. Palo Alto2 filings
  8. Richmond2 filings
  9. San Francisco2 filings
  10. Batavia2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Rivian Automotive, LLC · Staff Mechanical Engineer28 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
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2141$82,618$103,168$123,739$144,290
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
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2141$72,010$92,893$113,776$134,659
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2141$86,091$104,042$121,971$139,922
2026-27Carson City, NVArea 1618017-2141$80,891$96,512$112,112$127,733
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
2026-27Reno, NVArea 3990017-2141$74,381$90,771$107,141$123,531