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Lead / Director Mechanical Engineers salary in Kentucky

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
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P75 to P90 of the Kentucky OES distribution for Mechanical Engineers.
DOL OFLC offered median
$133,750
Across 8 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

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

Public records from 8 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $133,750. 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 competent8$133,750

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC.PRINCIPAL DESIGN ENGINEER4$144,500
Arvato USA LLCSenior Logistics Engineer1$120,000
FORD MOTOR COMPANYDAT-Control System Software Research Engineer1$117,000
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLCEngineer 2, Quality1$106,000
Henkel US Operations CorporationSenior Process Engineer1$137,914

Recent sample filings

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

  • Senior Logistics Engineer at Arvato USA LLC
    $120,000
    LouisvilleWage Level IVDecided Jul 28, 2025I-200-25202-187808
  • DAT-Control System Software Research Engineer at FORD MOTOR COMPANY
    $117,000
    LexingtonWage Level IVDecided Jun 2, 2025I-200-25143-014634
  • PRINCIPAL DESIGN ENGINEER at HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC.
    $153,900
    LOUISVILLEWage Level IVDecided May 13, 2025I-200-25126-945093
  • Engineer 2, Quality at Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
    $106,000
    Bowling GreenWage Level IVDecided Apr 8, 2025I-200-25092-820786
  • PRINCIPAL DESIGN ENGINEER at HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC.
    $137,500
    LOUISVILLEWage Level IVDecided Mar 3, 2025I-200-25055-719455
  • SENIOR DESIGN ENGINEER at HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC.
    $130,000
    LOUISVILLEWage Level IVDecided Jan 30, 2025I-200-25023-638111
  • PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONAL VARIATION ANALYSIS ENGINEER at HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC.
    $151,500
    LOUISVILLEWage Level IVDecided Oct 24, 2024I-200-24291-413971
  • Senior Process Engineer at Henkel US Operations Corporation
    $137,914
    Bowling GreenWage Level IVDecided Oct 3, 2024I-200-24270-366853

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.