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Mechanical Engineers salary in Manufacturing, Iowa

Discrete and process manufacturing across consumer, industrial, and pharmaceutical goods.

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

Mechanical Engineers (Manufacturing) in Iowa: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 30 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $95,574. 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 — entry11$79,334
Level II — qualified8$95,574
Level III — experienced5$114,209
Level IV — fully competent5$115,000

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Deere & CompanySenior Engineer, Product - Electronics Systems9$115,000
Danfoss Power Solutions (US) CompanyProduct Application Engineer3$96,614
Hill Phoenix IncSenior New Product Development / Design to Value Engineer1$105,873
Winnebago Industries, Inc.Program Manager, New Product Development1$97,282
Infonet CorporationEngineer1$73,798
Sears Manufacturing CompanyProduct Engineer - II1$74,984
Jacobs CorporationMechanical Engineer1$73,882
Richway Industries, LtdMechanical Engineer1$84,552
Talus Renewables, IncDeployment Operations Engineer1$72,280
POWER SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL LTDMECHANICAL PROJECT ENGINEER1$72,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Senior New Product Development / Design to Value Engineer at Hill Phoenix Inc
    $105,873
    KeosauquaDecided Dec 9, 2025I-200-25337-452564
  • Product Application Engineer at Danfoss Power Solutions (US) Company
    $99,416
    AmesWage Level IIDecided Sep 2, 2025I-200-25237-265635
  • Program Manager, New Product Development at Winnebago Industries, Inc.
    $97,282
    Forest CityWage Level IVDecided Aug 12, 2025I-200-25217-221663
  • Senior Engineer, Product - Electronics Systems at Deere & Company
    $120,700
    Cedar FallsWage Level IIIDecided Aug 11, 2025I-200-25216-219351
  • Engineer at Infonet Corporation
    $73,798
    AltoonaWage Level IDecided Aug 5, 2025I-200-25210-207021
  • Product Engineer - II at Sears Manufacturing Company
    $74,984
    DavenportWage Level IDecided Jul 22, 2025I-200-25197-177545
  • Mechanical Engineer at Jacobs Corporation
    $73,882
    HarlanWage Level IIDecided Jul 17, 2025I-200-25191-164777
  • Mechanical Engineer at Richway Industries, Ltd
    $84,552
    JanesvilleWage Level IDecided Jul 8, 2025I-200-25181-141985

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.