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Mechanical Engineers salary in Professional services, California

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Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Mechanical Engineers (Pro services) in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 178 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $126,646. 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 I — entry34$90,240
Level II — qualified38$120,000
Level III — experienced25$145,512
Level IV — fully competent17$185,869

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Mechanical Engineers (Pro services) in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
L&T Technology Services LimitedMechanical Engineer9$113,000
Applied Intuition, Inc.Systems Engineer8$200,000
Siemens Mobility, Inc.Component Engineer7$116,964
Zipline International Inc.Mechanical Engineer5$150,654
OpenAI OpCo, LLCMember of Technical Staff (Hardware Engineering)4$420,000
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.Systems Engineer4$173,235
Harbinger Motors Inc.Quality Engineer, EDU/Drive Unit4$151,178
SOURCE ENGINEERING SERVICESMECHANICAL ENGINEER4$112,331
FIGURE AI INC.MECHANICAL SOFTGOODS ENGINEER3$240,000
INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY INC.Project Manager3$88,200

Recent sample filings

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

  • Mechanical Engineer at Kodiak Robotics, inc.
    $170,000
    Mountain ViewDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25357-504418
  • Professional Mechanical Engineer at Sugarpine Engineering Inc.
    $79,810
    TruckeeDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25357-504478
  • MECHANICAL SOFTGOODS ENGINEER at FIGURE AI INC.
    $220,000
    SAN JOSEDecided Dec 26, 2025I-200-25352-493218
  • Member of Technical Staff (Hardware Engineering) at OpenAI OpCo, LLC
    $380,000
    San FranciscoDecided Dec 24, 2025I-200-25351-491908
  • Mechanical Senior Project Engineer at Affiliated Engineers W, Inc.
    $165,000
    San FranciscoDecided Dec 22, 2025I-200-25349-482876
  • Engineer (Mechanical) at Alfa Tech Consulting Engineers, Inc.
    $92,000
    ChinoDecided Dec 19, 2025I-200-25346-479751
  • Development Engineer at AuST Development, LLC
    $117,000
    Mountain ViewDecided Dec 18, 2025I-200-25345-475658
  • Systems Engineer at Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.
    $176,282
    San JoseDecided Dec 18, 2025I-200-25345-476328

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.