Mechanical Engineers I, H-1B salary
What 278 H-1B filings report for “Mechanical Engineers I” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Mechanical Engineers I?
$70k median H-1B base salary for a Mechanical Engineers I, typically $60k to $86k, across 278 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2025). Highest in California at $77k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California79$77k+$7k
- 2Massachusetts36$74k+$4k
- 3Illinois24$71k+$1k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $70kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1HCLTech258 filings$70k
- 2Geomentric America20 filings$69k
Related titles in this family
1,361 filings carry “Mechanical Engineers I” in the title, across 4 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Mechanical Engineers - II775 filings$85k
- 2Mechanical Engineers - III266 filings$101k
- 3Mechanical Engineers - IV42 filings$117k
Figures are for the exact title “Mechanical Engineers I”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.