Senior Mechanical Engineer H-1B Salary

581 certified H-1B filings list the job title Senior Mechanical Engineer (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $127,400; the middle half of filings fall between $107,849 and $145,000. The largest sponsor for this title is Rivian Automotive, LLC (30 filings).

581
certified filings
$127,400
Median base salary
$107,849
25th pct
$145,000
75th pct
$165,668
90th pct
$93,600
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
$93,600$127,400 median$165,668

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY2026128$131,362
FY2025143$131,079
FY2024167$130,000
FY2023143$118,000

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Irvine, CA19$136,757
Houston, TX18$128,520
Santa Clara, CA17$160,000
San Jose, CA16$165,746
Fremont, CA14$156,132
Sunnyvale, CA14$153,132
Mountain View, CA13$180,000
Normal, IL10$135,108
San Diego, CA9$117,000
Cupertino, CA8$151,071
Tucson, AZ8$132,494
San Francisco, CA7$144,000
Austin, TX6$137,500
Newark, CA6$138,778
Chandler, AZ5$120,000
Farmington Hills, MI5$104,187
Maryland Heights, MO5$115,253
Ormond Beach, FL5$88,982
Phoenix, AZ5$107,640
Durham, NC4$120,000

Senior Mechanical Engineer salary by employer

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

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Rivian Automotive, LLC30$135,108
REDWOOD MATERIALS, INC.11$135,000
Veeco Instruments Inc.10$149,400
KFORCE INC.8$95,462
Arup US, Inc.7$136,989
Auris Health, Inc.7$171,400
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC.7$101,310
AEROSAPIEN TECHNOLOGIES LLC6$87,500
Form Energy, Inc.6$140,816
Agility Robotics Inc.5$195,000
BorgWarner PDS (USA) Inc.5$107,973
DCLIMATE INC5$115,253
HDR Engineering, Inc.5$142,000
SharkNinja Operating LLC5$120,924
Joby Aero, Inc.4$152,500
NVIDIA Corporation4$151,698
Productive Resources, LLC4$104,000
S2SSOFT LLC4$87,818
Stanley Black & Decker Inc.4$99,264
1X Technologies, Inc.3$175,157
American Battery Solutions, Inc.3$140,000
Array Technologies Inc.3$102,200
Atomic Machines Inc.3$164,299
BELKIN INTERNATIONAL INC.3$136,989
BYD Electronics America Corp.3$102,336
Canon Nanotechnologies, Inc.3$135,000
Cooper Lighting, LLC3$112,288
Dexcom, Inc.3$119,392
Flex Films (USA) Inc.3$88,275
FORTNA Systems Inc.3$106,701
Gatik AI Inc.3$185,000
GN Audio USA Inc.3$173,000
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.3$164,299
Logan Industries International Corporation3$120,000
Magic Leap, Inc.3$145,000
Mainspring Energy, Inc.3$141,636
Parco LLC3$153,769
PowerTec Distribution & Motor Control Corp.3$140,000
Smart Wires Inc3$120,000
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.3$124,987
YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION3$89,773
ABB E-Mobility, Inc.2$107,838
ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC.2$118,238
Alcon Research, LLC2$103,064
Alps Alpine North America, Inc.2$90,456
Antora Energy Inc.2$173,938
Anyware Robotics Inc.2$160,000
AVTRON POWER SOLUTIONS, LLC2$115,918
BERKSHIRE GREY INC.2$121,000
BOT AUTO CA INC2$200,000

Related job titles

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer $139,582Senior Mechanical Engineer 1 $101,504Mechanical Engineer $87,901Senior Engineer $136,270Engineer Senior $134,146Senior Software Engineer $141,969Senior Data Engineer $135,000Senior Systems Engineer $125,000Senior DevOps Engineer $132,068Mechanical Design Engineer $90,000

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