Seniority Profile · Kansas

Lead / Director Mechanical Engineers salary in Kansas

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.

By Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026

BLS percentile range

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P75 to P90 of the Kansas OES distribution for Mechanical Engineers.

DOL OFLC offered median

$118,330

Across 6 certified filings at this wage level.

Real disclosed salaries

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

Public records from 6 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $118,330. 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.

Level	Filings	Median offer
Level IV — fully competent	6	$118,330

Top employers filing for this role

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

Employer	Most-filed title	Filings	Median
JC RESIDENTIAL AND LIGHT COMMERCIAL LLC	Staff Engineer	2	$103,230
Kiewit Engineering Group Inc.	Sr. Manager	2	$186,003
B/E Aerospace, Inc.	Principal Engineer, Mechanical Engineering	1	$111,696
Textron Aviation Inc.	Acoustics Engineer Specialist	1	$124,965

Recent sample filings

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

Principal Engineer, Mechanical Engineering at B/E Aerospace, Inc.
$111,696
LenexaWage Level IVDecided Sep 3, 2025I-200-25238-268065
Staff Engineer at JC RESIDENTIAL AND LIGHT COMMERCIAL LLC
$103,230
WichitaWage Level IVDecided Mar 31, 2025I-200-25083-798212
Acoustics Engineer Specialist at Textron Aviation Inc.
$124,965
WichitaWage Level IVDecided Jan 16, 2025I-200-25009-608531
Sr. Manager at Kiewit Engineering Group Inc.
$178,192
LenexaWage Level IVDecided Dec 20, 2024I-200-24348-542075
Performance Test Engineer at Kiewit Engineering Group Inc.
$193,814
LenexaWage Level IVDecided Nov 6, 2024I-200-24304-443270
Staff Engineer Residential Heat Pump Ducted Systems at JC RESIDENTIAL AND LIGHT COMMERCIAL LLC
$103,230
WichitaWage Level IVDecided Mar 31, 2025I-200-25083-798293

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.