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Senior Mechanical Engineer, H-1B salary

What 1,045 H-1B filings report for “Senior Mechanical Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Mechanical Engineer?

$115k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Mechanical Engineer, typically $81k to $160k, across 1,045 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $138k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$81k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$95k–$140k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$115,000
1,045 filings
Top (p90)
$160k
90th percentile
p10 $81k
median $115k
p90 $160k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California352$138k+$23k
  • 2Washington23$131k+$16k
  • 3Texas110$116k+$1k
  • 4New Jersey23$115ksame
  • 5Massachusetts79$111k−$4k
  • 6Arizona29$108k−$7k
  • 7Illinois27$100k−$15k
  • 8Minnesota24$96k−$19k
  • 9Michigan80$94k−$21k
  • 10New York34$94k−$21k
  • 11North Carolina20$92k−$23k
  • 12Ohio25$92k−$23k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $115kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.

Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Senior Mechanical Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Mechanical Engineer roles are Kforce, Arup, Microsoft, and Veeco, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Mechanical Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

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Related titles in this family

1,342 filings carry “Senior Mechanical Engineer” in the title, across 87 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior Mechanical Engineer”; 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.