SOC 17-2141.00
Mechanical Engineers — H-1B offered wages
Wages employers attested they would pay on certified Labor Condition Applications filed under SOC 17-2141.00.
- 25th percentile
- $103,659
- Median
- $132,054
- 75th percentile
- $155,929
- Employers
- 100
Offered wage, per year
Derived from $5,000 bands, not stored
2,265 disclosed positions
Offered wage, per year
Distinct sponsors behind the distribution
Top 100 sponsors of this occupation were read
Wage distribution
Each band is $5,000 wide.
25th $103,659 · median $132,054 · 75th $155,929 · 2,265 disclosed positions
Offered wages from certified Labor Condition Applications, grouped into $5,000 bands. Percentiles are computed from the bands, not from a stored average.
Prevailing wage level
Level I is entry, IV is fully competent. The level sets the wage floor the employer had to meet.
Level I
93
6%
Level II
549
36%
Level III
402
26%
Level IV
312
21%
Not stated
163
11%
By employer
Each median is derived from that employer's own wage bands for this occupation — never an average of medians.
| Employer | Headquarters | Median | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | Cupertino, CA | $151,176 | 464 |
| Applied Materials, Inc | Santa Clara, CA | $151,302 | 264 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Austin, TX | $144,464 | 197 |
| Cummins Inc. | Nashville, TN | $99,300 | 124 |
| Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | San Jose, CA | $150,093 | 105 |
| Rivian Automotive, LLC | Irvine, CA | $153,125 | 93 |
| Zoox Inc. | Foster City, CA | $176,524 | 69 |
| Engineering Technology Associates, Inc. | Troy, MI | $92,670 | 47 |
| L&T Technology Services Limited | Edison, NJ | $93,889 | 44 |
| Intellectt Inc | Iselin, NJ | $106,500 | 37 |
| Goken America, LLC | Dublin, OH | $87,500 | 29 |
| General Motors | Warren, MI | $139,167 | 27 |
| Veenus Infotechs Corporation | COPLEY, OH | $84,231 | 22 |
| Caresoft Global Technologies Inc | Livonia, MI | $95,625 | 21 |
| Siemens Industry Software Inc. | Plano, TX | $126,250 | 19 |
By metro
Metros with at least 15 disclosed positions across 3 or more employers.
| Metro | Median | Positions | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara, CA | $151,641 | 277 | 9 |
| Columbus, IN | $98,750 | 97 | 4 |
| San Jose, CA | $148,393 | 96 | 9 |
| Austin, TX | $130,673 | 91 | 7 |
| Fremont, CA | $156,379 | 90 | 3 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | $158,611 | 71 | 9 |
| Palo Alto, CA | $175,000 | 58 | 4 |
| Dearborn, MI | $93,485 | 48 | 5 |
| Auburn Hills, MI | $102,500 | 45 | 10 |
| Irvine, CA | $159,167 | 45 | 5 |
| Raymond, OH | $97,143 | 40 | 7 |
| San Diego, CA | $137,100 | 35 | 4 |
| Troy, MI | $99,167 | 29 | 10 |
| Livonia, MI | $95,000 | 26 | 7 |
| Farmington Hills, MI | $135,000 | 20 | 6 |
256 further metros are present in the data but below the reporting floor, so no range is published for them.
Percentiles are interpolated inside $5,000 bands summed across the 100 largest sponsors of this occupation, which is what the precomputed ranking holds — so they describe those sponsors, not the whole labour market. A page is only published when at least 25 disclosed positions across 3 employers stand behind it. Wages are what the employer attested at filing time, before the job started.