Mechanical Design Engineer H-1B Salary

1,241 certified H-1B filings list the job title Mechanical Design Engineer (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $90,000; the middle half of filings fall between $80,000 and $117,998. The largest sponsor for this title is Tesla, Inc. (236 filings).

1,241
certified filings
$90,000
Median base salary
$80,000
25th pct
$117,998
75th pct
$141,300
90th pct
$70,000
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026
$70,000$90,000 median$141,300

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY2026272$111,190
FY2025371$87,776
FY2024302$85,904
FY2023296$84,600

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Fremont, CA89$130,000
Palo Alto, CA69$129,375
Copley, OH45$81,120
Louisville, KY41$75,775
Milpitas, CA30$148,289
Raymond, OH26$83,200
Austin, TX25$122,000
Morrisville, NC23$67,710
Houston, TX20$82,700
Lisle, IL18$87,548
Marysville, OH17$83,054
Sunnyvale, CA15$139,650
Irvine, CA14$115,133
Lafayette, GA13$87,090
Dallas, TX10$87,390
Dublin, OH10$85,952
Farmington Hills, MI8$77,602
New York, NY8$97,822
Santa Clara, CA8$122,710
Tampa, FL8$78,676

Mechanical Design Engineer salary by employer

Top 50 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Tesla, Inc.236$130,000
L&T Technology Services Limited113$87,589
Technosoft Engineering, Inc.112$67,750
TECH MAHINDRA (AMERICAS), INC81$83,013
Veenus Infotechs Corporation81$81,120
Technosoft Services, Inc.66$82,900
KLA Corporation36$149,404
Jaydu LLC28$77,000
Global Economic Advantage Inc.18$78,364
Colonial Staffing Group Inc9$95,118
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.9$151,700
Priamba Soft LLC8$87,474
Sovereign Technologies, LLC8$94,640
Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.6$84,632
Carvart Solutions, Inc.6$94,536
Tata Elxsi Limited6$95,134
ONWARD TECHNOLOGIES, INC5$83,013
AEROSAPIEN TECHNOLOGIES LLC4$77,500
FUSION LIFE SCIENCES TECHNOLOGIES LLC4$83,200
Hire IT people, Inc4$83,200
Infocons Inc4$96,346
L&T TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LLC4$88,000
Mainspring Energy, Inc.4$116,905
Matic Robots, Inc.4$142,500
PBS Engineers Inc4$104,000
Sensata Technologies, Inc.4$92,212
Tek Labs, Inc.4$80,236
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CORPORATION3$96,762
Arc Boat Company3$145,000
Ardebili Engineering, LLC3$69,680
DDM Systems Inc.3$89,523
FiunEx Inc3$77,314
Heliogen Holdings, Inc.3$88,000
INTELLECTT, INC.3$95,680
Neoage Services, LLC3$82,000
Nextracker LLC3$105,269
nLeague Services Inc.3$90,000
Optum Services, Inc.3$110,000
Pentangle Tech Services LLC3$89,440
Rivian Automotive, LLC3$120,000
S2SSOFT LLC3$93,600
Satyam-Venture Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd.3$74,000
SEGULA TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC.3$88,088
SPLINT PHARMA LLC3$87,381
USG, Inc.3$90,000
Zaniboni Lighting, LLC.3$61,734
Zoox Inc.3$141,750
ABB Inc.2$103,147
Alabama Specialty Products, Inc.2$60,715
Alten Technology USA, Inc.2$70,886

Related job titles

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer $139,582Staff Mechanical Design Engineer $176,580Mechanical Engineer $87,901Design Engineer $88,000Component Design Engineer $121,680Senior Mechanical Engineer $127,400Design Verification Engineer $153,504Physical Design Engineer $157,800Senior Design Engineer $111,120Mechanical Engineer II $93,163

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer