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Staff Mechanical Design Engineer H-1B salaries
Employers filed 82 certified H-1B applications for Staff Mechanical Design Engineer roles between Nov 2023 and May 2026. The median salary was $178,016.
Median salary offered $178,016
Middle half earn $165,399 to $189,844
Top 10% earn over $200,000
Certified filings 82
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Pay by employer
Employer Filings Median Middle half
Tesla, Inc. 60 $176,580 $162,633 – $186,274 Rivian Automotive, LLC 10 $168,224 $160,084 – $183,284 Atomic Machines, Inc. 2 $190,000 $190,000 – $190,000 Matic Robots, Inc. 2 $200,000 $200,000 – $200,000 Proterra Powered LLC (f/k/a Volvo Battery Solutions, LLC) 2 $178,126 $172,502 – $183,751 Form Energy, Inc. 1 $180,000 $180,000 – $180,000 Ford Motor Company 1 $188,880 $188,880 – $188,880 Peak Energy Technologies, Inc. 1 $170,000 $170,000 – $170,000 Nextpower LLC 1 $189,000 $189,000 – $189,000 Lightmatter, Inc. 1 $197,360 $197,360 – $197,360 Twelve Benefit Corporation 1 $191,500 $191,500 – $191,500
Where these jobs are
Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
City Filings Median Middle half
Fremont, CA 24 $168,803 $157,397 – $182,950 Palo Alto, CA 20 $193,440 $183,076 – $200,000 Austin, TX 8 $160,000 $154,777 – $163,514 Mountain View, CA 5 $197,360 $183,610 – $200,000 Hawthorne, CA 4 $177,402 $172,362 – $185,750 Tustin, CA 2 $168,224 $167,336 – $169,112 Berkeley, CA 2 $185,000 $182,500 – $187,500 Irvine, CA 2 $157,565 $150,970 – $164,160 Dublin, CA 2 $167,010 $165,035 – $168,984 Plymouth, MI 2 $162,168 $160,084 – $164,251 Carson, CA 2 $171,230 $163,115 – $179,345 San Francisco, CA 2 $176,805 $173,402 – $180,208 Burlingame, CA 1 $166,878 $166,878 – $166,878 Greer, SC 1 $189,375 $189,375 – $189,375 Emeryville, CA 1 $190,000 $190,000 – $190,000 Palto Alto, CA 1 $204,821 $204,821 – $204,821 Oakland, CA 1 $191,500 $191,500 – $191,500 Sunnyvale, CA 1 $185,908 $185,908 – $185,908 Union City, CA 1 $178,912 $178,912 – $178,912
By experience level
Wage level Filings Median Level II 2 $160,527 Level III 15 $181,475 Level IV 46 $180,766
Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).
By year
Year filed Filings Median 2023 1 $165,213 2024 26 $164,508 2025 32 $178,016 2026 23 $192,677