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Mechanical Engineer salary in North Carolina

A real-employer view of Mechanical Engineer pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

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

Mechanical Engineer in North Carolina: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 46 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $87,580. 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 — entry10$71,843
Level II — qualified22$86,639
Level III — experienced4$105,968
Level IV — fully competent6$120,000

Top employers filing for this role

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

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
CAPGEMINI AMERICA INCMechanical Engineer 25$110,000
L&T Technology Services LimitedMechanical Engineer3$85,800
Stefanini, Inc.Mechanical Engineer II3$72,800
Smart Wires IncSenior Mechanical Engineer2$122,500
Eaton CorporationMechanical Engineer2$108,120
TECH MAHINDRA (AMERICAS), INCMechanical Engineer2$85,800
Universal One Manufacturing Incmechanical engineer2$67,870
XDIN, INC.Mechanical Engineer2$2,273,700
Solarspace Technology US LLCMechanical engineer1$92,872
Alten Technology USA, Inc.Mechanical Engineer1$93,000

Recent sample filings

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

  • Mechanical engineer at Solarspace Technology US LLC
    $92,872
    SalisburyDecided Dec 22, 2025I-200-25349-483403
  • Senior Mechanical Engineer at Smart Wires Inc
    $125,000
    DurhamDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25308-371089
  • Mechanical Engineer at Alten Technology USA, Inc.
    $93,000
    GreensboroWage Level IIDecided Aug 29, 2025I-200-25234-260797
  • MECHANICAL ENGINEER at CY9 INC.
    $77,626
    GREENSBOROWage Level IDecided Jul 31, 2025I-200-25205-198816
  • Mechanical Engineer at HITACHI ENERGY USA INC.
    $105,800
    RaleighDecided Jul 15, 2025I-200-25190-160751
  • Mechanical Engineer at Onward Technologies Inc
    $77,522
    Saint PaulsWage Level IIDecided Jul 8, 2025I-200-25181-139189
  • Mechanical Engineer at Sentek Dynamics Inc.
    $85,000
    KannapolisWage Level IIDecided Jul 8, 2025I-200-25181-141759
  • Mechanical Engineer at Eaton Corporation
    $81,432
    RaleighWage Level IDecided Jul 7, 2025I-200-25178-136350

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.