Role Filing Pattern
Design Engineer II appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 28 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Design Engineer II H-1B LCA Filings
SOC Code: 17-2141.00
SOC Category: Mechanical Engineers
LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023
Updated 2026-05-23
Macro Wage Baseline (BLS OEWS May 2023)
+1.3%
Filed H-1B base wages show $100,814 vs BLS national median $99,510
Design Engineer II (SOC 17-2141.00, Mechanical Engineers) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 28 filing records. Filed base wages span $62,400 to $104,550 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $100,814. Filed base wages for this role sit above the BLS occupational wage baseline used as a macro reference. These are filed LCA records for this role, not visa approvals, hires, or open roles, and the figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Median Salary
$100,814
H-1B LCA Filings
28LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$104,550
LCA filings are not visa approvals or open roles — see why this matters
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally use the lower bound of filed wage ranges and exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Employer Concentration
The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from Goken America, LLC, Cadence Design Systems, Inc., ADP Technology Services, Inc., North American Lighting, Inc., and Wacker Neuson America Corporation. Use this as a filing-volume signal, not as a guarantee of current hiring or petition outcomes.
Location Pattern
Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as Dublin, OH, Cary, NC, Norfolk, VA, Farmington Hills, MI, and Menomonee Falls, WI. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.
BLS Comparison Caveat
The BLS baseline shown here is a broad occupational wage reference, while the H-1B figure is a filed base wage from LCA records. Neither figure includes equity, bonus, benefits, or every compensation change after filing.
Salary Distribution (Base)
LCA filingsQuartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.
Min$62,400
P25$70,283
Median$100,814
P75$100,000
Max$104,550
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- Goken America, LLC$83,0549
- 4
- 2
- 2
- 2
- Michels Construction, Inc.$102,6691
- 1
Filed Wage by City
- Houston, TX$130,0001
- New York, NY$106,0001
- Germantown, WI$100,0001
- Farmington Hills, MI$99,8752
- Tucson, AZ$93,6001
- High Point, NC$91,4161
- Dublin, OH$83,0549
- Philadelphia, PA$82,1601
- EAST PEORIA, IL$73,3821
- Cary, NCN/A3
- Norfolk, VAN/A2
- 2
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Design Engineer II?
The median filed base salary for Design Engineer II H-1B LCA records is $100,814 per year.
How many Design Engineer II H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 28 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Design Engineer II role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Design Engineer II?
Top employers filing LCAs for Design Engineer II include: Goken America, LLC, Cadence Design Systems, Inc., ADP Technology Services, Inc..
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