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Sr Mechanical Design Engineer, H-1B salary

What 181 H-1B filings report for “Sr Mechanical Design Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$140k median H-1B base salary for a Sr Mechanical Design Engineer, typically $90k to $160k, across 181 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).

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Entry-ish (p10)
$90k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$119k–$153k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$140,000
181 filings
Top (p90)
$160k
90th percentile
p10 $90k
median $140k
p90 $160k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California131$148k+$8k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $140kfor 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 Sr Mechanical Design Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Sr Mechanical Design Engineer roles are Tesla, Aerosapien Technologies, Rivian, and Medtronic, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Sr Mechanical Design Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

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

Related titles in this family

219 filings carry “Sr Mechanical Design Engineer” in the title, across 24 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Sr Mechanical Design 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.