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Lead / Director Mechanical Engineers salary in North Carolina

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 5, 2026
BLS percentile range
P75 to P90 of the North Carolina OES distribution for Mechanical Engineers.
DOL OFLC offered median
$120,044
Across 40 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

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

Public records from 40 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $120,044. 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 competent40$120,044

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLCSpecialist Data Analyst5$123,302
TE Connectivity CorporationStaff Manufacturing & Process Development Engineer4$122,500
Trane Technologies Company LLCSenior Centrifugal Compressor Design Engineer3$127,629
B/E Aerospace, Inc.Principal Engineer, Structural Engineering2$106,954
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.Engineer III, Refrigerator2$103,064
Corning Research & Development CorporationStaff Engineer1$134,537
Yokohama Corporation of North AmericaSenior Research Engineer 11$121,139
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.Component Engineer1$138,515
INDUSTRIAL CONNECTIONS & SOLUTIONS LLCR&D Senior Engineer1$104,843
Valicy, Inc.Sr. Mechanical Engineer1$120,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Specialist Data Analyst at VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC
    $123,302
    GreensboroWage Level IVDecided Aug 19, 2025I-200-25224-238253
  • Staff Engineer at Corning Research & Development Corporation
    $134,537
    HickoryWage Level IVDecided Aug 5, 2025I-200-25210-207175
  • Senior Research Engineer 1 at Yokohama Corporation of North America
    $121,139
    CorneliusWage Level IVDecided Jul 24, 2025I-200-25198-181234
  • Component Engineer at SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.
    $138,515
    CharlotteWage Level IVDecided Jul 15, 2025I-200-25189-157931
  • Staff Manufacturing & Process Development Engineer at TE Connectivity Corporation
    $120,000
    Winston-SalemWage Level IVDecided Jun 30, 2025I-200-25174-119476
  • R&D Senior Engineer at INDUSTRIAL CONNECTIONS & SOLUTIONS LLC
    $104,843
    MebaneWage Level IVDecided Jun 25, 2025I-200-25169-104971
  • Sr. Mechanical Engineer at Valicy, Inc.
    $120,000
    GreenvilleWage Level IVDecided Jun 24, 2025I-200-25167-098107
  • Field Engineer at Gilbarco Inc. d/b/a Gilbarco Veeder-Root
    $124,056
    GreensboroWage Level IVDecided Jun 23, 2025I-200-25164-092460

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.