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Mechanical Engineers H-1B salary in San Jose, CA

Level IV starts at $189,530. The median offer, $158,995, is Level II.

$90k to $100k: 1 LCA$100k to $110k: 19 LCAs$110k to $120k: 8 LCAs$120k to $130k: 7 LCAs$130k to $140k: 19 LCAs$140k to $150k: 18 LCAs$150k to $160k: 23 LCAs$160k to $170k: 10 LCAs$170k to $180k: 11 LCAs$180k to $190k: 20 LCAs$190k to $200k: 8 LCAs$200k to $210k: 2 LCAs$210k to $220k: 8 LCAs$220k to $230k: 2 LCAs$230k to $240k: 2 LCAs$240k to $250k: 1 LCA$260k to $270k: 1 LCA$270k to $280k: 1 LCA$290k to $300k: 2 LCAs $90k to $100k: 1 LCA$100k to $110k: 19 LCAs$110k to $120k: 8 LCAs$120k to $130k: 7 LCAs$130k to $140k: 19 LCAs$140k to $150k: 18 LCAs$150k to $160k: 23 LCAs$160k to $170k: 10 LCAs$170k to $180k: 11 LCAs$180k to $190k: 20 LCAs$190k to $200k: 8 LCAs$200k to $210k: 2 LCAs$210k to $220k: 8 LCAs$220k to $230k: 2 LCAs$230k to $240k: 2 LCAs$240k to $250k: 1 LCA$260k to $270k: 1 LCA$270k to $280k: 1 LCA$290k to $300k: 2 LCAs
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$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 1 LCA = 1 LCA
Dots: certified H-1B LCAs for this job here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026, in $10,000 bands, coloured by the level each salary reaches. Dashed lines and the ruler: where Levels I to IV start (OFLC 2026-27).
163certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$158,995median offer, Level II
$132k to $186kmiddle half of offers
6%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27

The four wage levels here

annual salary each level starts at · outlined: where the median offer lands
Level I
$117,99825.4% of new-employment offers
Level II
$141,83527% of new-employment offers
Level III
$165,69319% of new-employment offers
Level IV
$189,5306.3% of new-employment offers

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Level II · 2 entries

$6,698 more reaches Level III (3 entries). Enter your salary to place it.

Lottery entries for this job here

63 new-employment LCAs
San Jose, CA 22%25%27%19% 63
All employers 12%28%25%18%16% 149,984
1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.

Employers

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 · median offer and the entries it gets
#EmployerLCAsMedian offerEntries
1Archer Aviation Inc.17$186,000
2Western Digital Technologies, Inc.11$134,800
3Super Micro Computer, Inc.9$119,216
4Bloom Energy Corporation8$193,601
5Apple Inc.7$147,400
6Cisco Systems, Inc.6$158,995
7Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.6$173,651
8Lyten, Inc.5$158,995
9Veeco Instruments Inc.5$158,995
10DiDi Research America, LLC4$157,050
11Figure AI INC.4$252,500
12Agility Robotics Inc.3$154,000
13Asml US, LLC3$119,825
14Cadence Design Systems, Inc.3$132,142
15Electric Hydrogen Co3$138,000
16Hermes Microvision, Inc.3$115,436
17Sandisk Technologies, Inc.3$176,509
18Source Engineering Services3$105,269
All other employers60–

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