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Mechanical Engineers II, H-1B salary

What 775 H-1B filings report for “Mechanical Engineers II” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Mechanical Engineers II?

$85k median H-1B base salary for a Mechanical Engineers II, typically $73k to $105k, across 775 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2025). Highest in California at $96k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$73k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$79k–$90k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$84,885
775 filings
Top (p90)
$105k
90th percentile
p10 $73k
median $85k
p90 $105k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California152$96k+$11k
  • 2Massachusetts80$90k+$5k
  • 3Washington24$88k+$3k
  • 4Texas24$88k+$3k
  • 5Florida20$84k−$1k
  • 6Illinois63$83k−$2k
  • 7Arizona37$83k−$2k
  • 8New Jersey92$82k−$3k
  • 9North Carolina23$80k−$5k
  • 10Pennsylvania52$80k−$5k
  • 11Ohio36$78k−$7k
  • 12Indiana23$77k−$8k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $85kfor 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

Related titles in this family

1,041 filings carry “Mechanical Engineers II” in the title, across 2 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Mechanical Engineers II”; 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.