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Mechanical Engineers, NonR&D: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 17-2143. 120 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $85,140, middle half $73,575–$103,700.

Applications (LCAs)120

Median offered salary$85,140

Middle half of salaries$73,575–$103,700

10th–90th percentile$65,058–$130,000

By wage level

Wage level	LCAs	Median salary
Level I (entry)	20	$65,741
Level II (qualified)	21	$83,013
Level III (experienced)	18	$100,550
Level IV (fully competent)	17	$113,700

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
Fermi Research Alliance, LLC	31	$92,600
Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC	24	$91,950
Auburn University	6	$60,000
Ut-Battelle, LLC (oak Ridge National Laboratory)	3	$132,154
California Institute of Technology	3	$137,900
Northwest Indiana Fabrication LLC	3	$70,262
University of Illinois	3	$92,677
Oklahoma State University	2	$71,490
Michigan State University	2	$87,500
University of Massachusetts Boston	2	—
Synergy Computer Solutions, Inc.	2	$84,885
Bando USA, Inc.	2	$76,315
IQA Solutions	2	—
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station	2	$97,308
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	2	$118,040
Research Foundation of CUNY	2	$107,500
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network	1	$130,000
The Ohio State University	1	$57,000
The University of Kansas	1	$71,490
GMTO Corporation	1	$158,500
Budzar Industries, LLC.	1	—
Baylor College of Medicine	1	$123,600
TMT International Observatory, LLC	1	$150,000
Zola Electric Labs, Inc.	1	—
Parker Hannifin Corporation	1	$141,232
ARC Industries, Inc	1	$70,970
Global Development and Construction Corp	1	$60,000
Stainless Tank & Equipment	1	$80,000
NYU Langone Health System	1	$126,923
Swedish Health Services	1	$83,179
The University of Alabama at Birmingham	1	$57,242
The Curators of the University of Missouri	1	$65,582
Transportation Research Center, Inc.	1	$83,013
Pi Square Technologies LLC	1	$75,000
MAC Trailer Enterprises, Inc.	1	—
Beall Manufacturing, Inc.	1	$88,300
University of Utah	1	$73,500
Arizona State University	1	$62,000
Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab	1	$130,000
University of Kentucky	1	$80,000
West Virginia University	1	$88,861
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	1	$97,094
The University of Iowa	1	$73,185
The University of Virginia	1	$66,000
The Research Foundation for SUNY Polytechnic Institute	1	$78,770

Cities

Batavia, IL$93,850

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	42	$85,280
FY2024	22	$84,900
FY2025	31	$84,900
FY2026	25	$88,800

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).