Manufacturing Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Manufacturing Engineers (SOC 17-2112.03).
Employers filed 725 wage applications for Manufacturing Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 292 employers. The median offered wage was $98,987, 4.6% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Tesla, Inc. filed the most (136, median $135,210).
- Filings
- 725
- Positions covered
- 822
- Employers
- 292
- Median offered
- $98,987
- Median prevailing wage
- $91,645
- Filings since FY2020
- 3,834
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +36%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Manufacturing Engineer jobs rose 36%, from $73,000 in fiscal 2020 to $99,507 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 5.0% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 610 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Manufacturing Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 627 | $99,507 | +10.3% | $91,203 | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 610 | $90,191 | +4.6% | $85,625 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 505 | $86,200 | +1.4% | $81,359 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 467 | $85,010 | +6.3% | $79,747 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 592 | $80,000 | +1.8% | $77,875 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 479 | $78,624 | +7.7% | $73,944 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 554 | $73,000 | n/a | $69,826 | +1.1% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla, Inc. | 136 | $135,210 | +32.5% | |
| Google LLC | 38 | $162,650 | +16.7% | |
| Intellectt Inc | 30 | $94,848 | +0.5% | |
| Cummins Inc. | 30 | $81,068 | +4.1% | |
| L&T Technology Services Limited | 17 | $90,905 | at the minimum | |
| Fusion Life Sciences Technologies LLC | 16 | $101,920 | +7.1% | |
| Cintal, Inc. | 16 | $87,680 | +2.7% | |
| Ford Motor Company | 14 | $92,144 | at the minimum | |
| Intel Corporation | 10 | $109,179 | at the minimum | |
| Applied Materials, Inc | 7 | $106,788 | +8.2% | |
| Apple Inc. | 7 | $132,051 | at the minimum | |
| Schlumberger Technology Corporation | 6 | $89,512 | +21.2% | |
| General Motors | 6 | $125,890 | +9.2% | |
| Vibrant America LLC | 5 | $105,269 | at the minimum | |
| Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | 5 | $145,205 | at the minimum | |
| Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. | 5 | $68,827 | at the minimum | |
| Caterpillar Inc. | 5 | $95,451 | at the minimum | |
| Vakula Technologies Inc. | 5 | $105,102 | +0.9% | |
| ND Global Consulting Services Inc. | 4 | $84,667 | at the minimum | |
| Tek Labs, Inc. | 4 | $78,686 | at the minimum | |
| Eaton Corporation | 4 | $83,638 | +7.2% | |
| Pentangle Tech Services LLC | 4 | $92,335 | +0.1% | |
| Sahaa Solutions LLC | 4 | $89,440 | +4.6% | |
| Siemens Energy, Inc. | 4 | $117,493 | +0.5% | |
| Robotics Technologies LLC | 3 | $94,578 | at the minimum | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 292. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Manufacturing Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | 61 | $130,000 | +35.2% | |
| Fremont, CA | 51 | $141,388 | +18.4% | |
| Sparks, NV | 36 | $126,000 | +31.7% | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 23 | $162,000 | +16.6% | |
| Lafayette, IN | 10 | $89,984 | at the minimum | |
| Pontiac, IL | 10 | $80,000 | +0.4% | |
| Atlanta, GA | 9 | $158,510 | +15.0% | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 9 | $105,269 | at the minimum | |
| Dearborn, MI | 8 | $99,903 | at the minimum | |
| Cupertino, CA | 7 | $132,051 | at the minimum | |
| Houston, TX | 7 | $97,653 | +0.1% | |
| Indianapolis, IN | 7 | $89,440 | +4.6% | |
| Sugar Land, TX | 7 | $89,024 | +13.0% | |
| Warsaw, IN | 7 | $89,898 | at the minimum | |
| Buffalo, NY | 6 | $107,403 | +21.0% | |
| Columbus, IN | 6 | $80,449 | +4.1% | |
| Hillsboro, OR | 6 | $122,242 | at the minimum | |
| North Haven, CT | 6 | $94,682 | at the minimum | |
| Santa Rosa, CA | 6 | $104,551 | +0.9% | |
| Warren, MI | 6 | $125,890 | +7.0% | |
| Auburn Hills, MI | 5 | $97,375 | +5.7% | |
| Brookshire, TX | 5 | $80,000 | +9.2% | |
| Chillicothe, IL | 5 | $104,000 | +13.5% | |
| Irvine, CA | 5 | $110,240 | +3.6% | |
| Mapleton, IL | 5 | $95,451 | at the minimum | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- 8 filings are for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.