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Mechanical Engineers in San Francisco, CA: H-1B salaries

229 labor condition applications for this occupation with a work site in San Francisco, CA. Median offered base salary $141,440; middle half $118,810–$175,578.

Applications (LCAs)229

Median offered salary$141,440

Middle half of salaries$118,810–$175,578

10th–90th percentile$101,912–$209,400

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$96,413
Level II (qualified)	$126,131
Level III (experienced)	$162,700
Level IV (fully competent)	$185,000

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Cruise LLC	24	$188,700
Verne Inc.	15	$107,500
Tesla, Inc.	11	$159,415
Affiliated Engineers W, Inc.	8	$95,000
OpenAI OpCo, LLC	7	$399,000
DoorDash, Inc.	6	$200,000
Ample, Inc.	5	$140,200
Arup US, Inc.	5	$114,546
Multiply Labs, Inc.	5	$143,000
Span.IO, Inc.	4	$125,000
Gayner Engineers Corp.	4	$110,116
Medra Inc.	4	$156,000
PA Consulting Group, Inc.	4	$144,000
Planet Labs PBC	3	$144,000
Meyers Plus Engineers	3	$84,490
The International Council on Clean Transportation	3	$93,600
Nimble Robotics, Inc.	3	$140,400
Nevados Engineering Inc	3	$137,301
Meta Platforms, Inc	3	$213,898
WSP USA Buildings Inc.	2	$136,386
Google LLC	2	$151,500
Open Avenues Foundation	2	—
Fisker Group Inc.	2	$145,056
Veolia North America LLC	2	$127,899
Cisco Systems, Inc.	2	$110,116
Hayden AI Technologies, Inc.	2	$145,215
Stantec Consulting Services Inc.	2	$107,671
Ouster Inc.	2	$105,290
Fontenoy Engineering, Inc.	2	$132,600
Atomic Semi Inc.	2	$116,678
PAX Labs, Inc.	2	$131,000
Swyft, Inc.	2	$124,992
Mazzetti, Inc.	2	$140,000
Ucsf Medical Center	2	$145,092
Sandbox Inc.	2	$118,810
Chef Robotics, Inc.	2	$175,157
Crusoe Energy Systems, Inc.	2	$168,106
Vedya Labs Inc.	2	$126,131
Mariana Minerals Co.	2	$152,500
Treau, Inc.	1	$125,000

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Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).