Senior Manufacturing Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Manufacturing Engineers (SOC 17-2112.03).
Employers filed 178 wage applications for Senior Manufacturing Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 91 employers. The median offered wage was $128,501, 10.5% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Tesla, Inc. filed the most (42, median $143,500).
- Filings
- 178
- Positions covered
- 176
- Employers
- 91
- Median offered
- $128,501
- Median prevailing wage
- $111,717
- Filings since FY2020
- 836
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +35%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Senior Manufacturing Engineer jobs rose 35%, from $96,470 in fiscal 2020 to $130,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 12.7% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 197 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.
Senior Manufacturing Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 137 | $130,000 | +3.3% | $111,717 | +12.7% |
| 2025 | 197 | $125,840 | +4.9% | $111,225 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 148 | $120,000 | +5.8% | $109,417 | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 107 | $113,402 | +2.4% | $103,979 | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 109 | $110,698 | +0.4% | $96,408 | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 87 | $110,240 | +14.3% | $101,899 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 51 | $96,470 | n/a | $94,411 | +0.5% |
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. | 42 | $143,500 | +22.9% | |
| Rivian Automotive, LLC | 12 | $136,505 | +35.0% | |
| Google LLC | 6 | $196,000 | +26.0% | |
| Lucid USA, Inc. | 6 | $123,198 | at the minimum | |
| Eaton Corporation | 5 | $98,624 | +9.5% | |
| Medtronic, Inc. | 4 | $113,703 | at the minimum | |
| Juul Labs, Inc. | 3 | $145,000 | +16.5% | |
| Form Factory 1, LLC | 3 | $115,340 | +0.6% | |
| Heron Power Electronics Co. | 2 | $165,000 | +55.8% | |
| Magic Leap, Inc. | 2 | $135,000 | +13.2% | |
| Intellectt Inc | 2 | $112,580 | +1.8% | |
| PROCEPT BioRobotics | 2 | $130,000 | +4.4% | |
| Schneider Electric USA, Inc. | 2 | $117,445 | +9.6% | |
| Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | 2 | $138,980 | at the minimum | |
| Tenstorrent USA Inc. | 2 | $134,202 | at the minimum | |
| Covidien LP | 2 | $120,550 | at the minimum | |
| Schreiber Foods, Inc. | 2 | $107,515 | +4.6% | |
| Amperesand Inc. | 2 | $127,500 | +11.7% | |
| Zoox Inc. | 2 | $163,030 | at the minimum | |
| Rocket EMS, Inc. | 2 | $130,000 | +38.8% | |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | 2 | $118,531 | +9.2% | |
| Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $148,002 | +15.0% | |
| Cintal, Inc. | 1 | $92,310 | at the minimum | |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 1 | $170,248 | at the minimum | |
| Challenge Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. | 1 | $95,000 | +0.2% | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 91. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Senior Manufacturing Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | 22 | $137,308 | +27.3% | |
| Fremont, CA | 11 | $151,040 | +7.7% | |
| Normal, IL | 8 | $123,132 | +38.8% | |
| Sparks, NV | 8 | $131,058 | +28.7% | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 8 | $194,000 | +15.7% | |
| Irvine, CA | 6 | $134,628 | +11.6% | |
| Casa Grande, AZ | 4 | $119,300 | at the minimum | |
| Weirton, WV | 4 | $122,670 | +9.2% | |
| Carson City, NV | 3 | $130,000 | +29.2% | |
| Plymouth, MN | 3 | $108,971 | at the minimum | |
| Atlanta, GA | 2 | $138,500 | +20.9% | |
| Hobart, NY | 2 | $118,531 | +9.2% | |
| Hudson, WI | 2 | $145,000 | +16.5% | |
| Lincoln, IL | 2 | $104,312 | +27.7% | |
| Logan, UT | 2 | $107,515 | +4.6% | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $165,001 | +20.2% | |
| Phoenix, AZ | 2 | $120,943 | +5.1% | |
| Plantation, FL | 2 | $135,000 | +13.2% | |
| Reno, NV | 2 | $127,500 | +11.7% | |
| San Carlos, CA | 2 | $163,030 | at the minimum | |
| San Jose, CA | 2 | $130,000 | +4.4% | |
| Scotts Valley, CA | 2 | $165,000 | +55.8% | |
| Acton, MA | 1 | $130,715 | +7.2% | |
| Aurora, IL | 1 | $104,000 | at the minimum | |
| Beachwood, OH | 1 | $92,000 | +9.9% | |
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.