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Lead / Director Mechanical Engineers salary in Idaho

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 Idaho OES distribution for Mechanical Engineers.
DOL OFLC offered median
$145,000
Across 15 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

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

Public records from 15 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $145,000. 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 competent15$145,000

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Micron Technology, Inc.Equipment Engineer12$150,000
Prefab Logistics LLCOperations Manager1$150,000
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLCPOSTDOC ASSOC - MECH ENGINEERING MODELING & SIMULATION1$101,196
Autovol, Inc.Automation Solutions Engineer1$103,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Operations Manager at Prefab Logistics LLC
    $150,000
    NampaWage Level IVDecided Aug 11, 2025I-200-25217-220873
  • Sr Engineer-Package Simulation at Micron Technology, Inc.
    $161,450
    BoiseWage Level IVDecided Aug 1, 2025I-200-25206-199864
  • POSTDOC ASSOC - MECH ENGINEERING MODELING & SIMULATION at BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC
    $101,196
    IDAHO FALLSWage Level IVDecided Jun 13, 2025I-200-25157-063476
  • Automation Solutions Engineer at Autovol, Inc.
    $103,000
    NampaWage Level IVDecided Apr 17, 2025I-200-25100-852023
  • Sr. Engineer, YT Equipment at Micron Technology, Inc.
    $160,000
    BoiseWage Level IVDecided Mar 13, 2025I-200-25065-750542
  • Advanced Modeling Engineer at Micron Technology, Inc.
    $125,485
    BoiseWage Level IVDecided Feb 26, 2025I-200-25050-706892
  • Equipment Engineer at Micron Technology, Inc.
    $155,000
    BoiseWage Level IVDecided Dec 3, 2024I-200-24330-497625
  • MTS - Opex and Eqpt Dev at Micron Technology, Inc.
    $179,685
    BoiseWage Level IVDecided Jun 18, 2025I-200-25162-082657

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.