Role Filing Pattern
Principal Mechanical Engineer appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 17 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Principal Mechanical Engineer 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)
+26.1%
Filed H-1B base wages show $125,440 vs BLS national median $99,510
Principal Mechanical Engineer (SOC 17-2141.00, Mechanical Engineers) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 17 filing records. Filed base wages span $103,000 to $165,000 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $125,440. 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
$125,440
H-1B LCA Filings
17LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$165,000
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 SYSTEM SOFT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Worley Group, Inc., SERVE OPERATING CO, and Invetech US LLC. 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 Eden Prairie, MN, Pleasant Hill, CA, Redwood City, CA, San Diego, CA, and Beverly, MA. 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$103,000
P25$115,000
Median$125,440
P75$138,216
Max$165,000
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- SYSTEM SOFT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$115,0006
- 1
- Worley Group, Inc.$180,9601
- SERVE OPERATING CO$225,0001
- Invetech US LLC$138,2161
- HighRes Biosolutions, Inc.$125,4401
- ASM AMERICA INC.$123,1981
- 1
- 1
Filed Wage by City
- Redwood City, CA$225,0001
- Pleasant Hill, CA$180,9601
- San Diego, CA$138,2161
- Beverly, MA$125,4401
- Rochester, NY$124,4391
- Phoenix, AZ$123,1981
- Eden Prairie, MN$115,0006
- New York, NYN/A1
- 1
- Audubon, PAN/A1
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Principal Mechanical Engineer?
The median filed base salary for Principal Mechanical Engineer H-1B LCA records is $125,440 per year.
How many Principal Mechanical Engineer H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 17 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Principal Mechanical Engineer role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Principal Mechanical Engineer?
Top employers filing LCAs for Principal Mechanical Engineer include: SYSTEM SOFT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Worley Group, Inc..
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