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Mechanical Engineers salaries in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 156 certified H-1B applications for mechanical engineers in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 66 employers.
The middle half of offers were $100,000 to $155,000 a year, with a median of $127,500: 14% above the national median for this job ($111,500).
The most common wage level was Level II (34% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $77,314 at Level I and $97,885 at Level II.
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Wage levels
DOL sets four wage levels by experience. The share of filings at each level, and the minimum the employer must pay for that level here.
| Level | Share of filings | Prevailing wage (minimum) |
|---|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | 13% | $77,314 |
| Level II (qualified) | 34% | $97,885 |
| Level III (experienced) | 28% | $118,435 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 25% | $139,006 |
Who sponsors mechanical engineers here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla, Inc. | 23 | $145,000 | 72 |
| Apple Inc. | 21 | $132,000 | 32 |
| Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC | 18 | $95,500 | 13 |
| TBC - The Boring Company | 4 | $95,000 | — |
| NXP USA, Inc. | 4 | $122,500 | 6 |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 4 | $148,500 | — |
| Intellectt, Inc. | 3 | $104,000 | 21 |
| Canon Nanotechnologies, Inc. | 3 | $140,000 | 1 |
| Apptronik, Inc. | 3 | $155,000 | — |
| Siemens Industry Software Inc. | 3 | $147,000 | 5 |
| Dell Products L.P. | 3 | $197,500 | 1 |
| Asml Us, Lp | 3 | $90,000 | 67 |
| General Motors | 2 | $167,000 | 61 |
| Amazon Data Services, Inc | 2 | $160,000 | — |
| Altair Engineering, Inc. | 2 | — | 5 |
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Common titles filed under this occupation: Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer, Design Engineer, Project Engineer, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Product Engineer, Quality Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer.
About this data
Offers are the wages employers put on certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for H-1B workers: Certified H-1B LCAs decided July 2025 to June 2026. An LCA is filed before a petition, so not every filing became a job, and pay excludes bonus and stock. Annual pay; hourly offers are multiplied by 2,080. Pages appear only where there were at least 100 filings. Source: DOL disclosure data and OFLC wage data. Not legal or financial advice.