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Lead / Director Mechanical Engineers salary in Arkansas

Roles that direct strategy, lead teams, or hold full functional ownership. Typically ten or more years of experience or a Director-class title with budget responsibility.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
BLS percentile range
P75 to P90 of the Arkansas OES distribution for Mechanical Engineers.
DOL OFLC offered median
$92,025
Across 10 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Mechanical Engineers in Arkansas: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 10 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $92,025. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level IV — fully competent10$92,025

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead / Director Mechanical Engineers in Arkansas. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Rheem Manufacturing CompanyEngineer V3$96,500
D&N Machining LLCDirector of Program Engineering & Estimator1$84,386
Novozen Healthcare LLCR&D Documentation and Research Engineer1$83,283
ENFRA TME, LLCProject Manager I - Design1$90,750
Kohler CompanySr Project Engineer1$92,050
Dassault Falcon Jet CorpSenior Functional Support Engineer I1$100,000
Welspun Pipes, Inc.Maintenance Engineer1$90,750
The Toro CompanyProcess Engineer1$110,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Director of Program Engineering & Estimator at D&N Machining LLC
    $84,386
    GreenwoodWage Level IVDecided Sep 12, 2025I-200-25248-291085
  • Engineer V at Rheem Manufacturing Company
    $150,000
    Fort SmithWage Level IVDecided Aug 11, 2025I-200-25216-220548
  • R&D Documentation and Research Engineer at Novozen Healthcare LLC
    $83,283
    Fort SmithWage Level IVDecided Jul 3, 2025I-200-25177-130405
  • Project Manager I - Design at ENFRA TME, LLC
    $90,750
    Little RockWage Level IVDecided Jun 13, 2025I-200-25157-061530
  • Sr Project Engineer at Kohler Company
    $92,050
    SheridanWage Level IVDecided Jun 3, 2025I-200-25147-020933
  • Research Engineer III at Rheem Manufacturing Company
    $92,000
    Fort SmithWage Level IVDecided May 27, 2025I-200-25140-994106
  • Project Engineer III at Rheem Manufacturing Company
    $96,500
    Fort SmithWage Level IVDecided Apr 28, 2025I-200-25111-885884
  • Senior Functional Support Engineer I at Dassault Falcon Jet Corp
    $100,000
    Little RockWage Level IVDecided Jan 28, 2025I-200-25021-631819

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.