Manufacturing Engineer
Median salary
$98,781
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$86,275 – $120,744
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+3.25%
+0.11% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.2%
965 filings
Manufacturing Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$75,688
P25$86,275
Median$98,781
P75$120,744
P90$142,246
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$79,029237 LCAs
Level II$97,115399 LCAs
Level III$125,000192 LCAs
Level IV$128,96084 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Manufacturing Engineer pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Industrial Engineers 87%Mechanical Engineers 9%Engineers, All Other 1%Electrical Engineers 1%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112 | 87.15% | 841 | $87,000 | $98,781 | $120,182 |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | 9.43% | 91 | $83,651 | $97,760 | $120,570 |
| Engineers, All Other 17-2199 | 0.93% | 9 | $110,000 | $126,000 | $133,209 |
| Electrical Engineers 17-2071 | 0.83% | 8 | $78,748 | $80,068 | $81,424 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Manufacturing Engineer
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla | 89 | $133,000 | +34.6% |
| 27 | $164,000 | +66% | |
| L&t Technology | 24 | $91,452 | -7.4% |
| Intellectt | 22 | $100,038 | +1.3% |
| Zimmer | 22 | $85,146 | -13.8% |
| Fusion Life Sciences | 16 | $104,000 | +5.3% |
| Intuitive Surgical Operations | 15 | $145,205 | +47% |
| Lucid | 14 | $125,840 | +27.4% |
| Cummins | 13 | $96,227 | -2.6% |
| Cummins | 13 | $82,014 | -16.1% |
| Cintal | 11 | $90,000 | -8.9% |
| Intellectt | 9 | $97,760 | +0% |
| Rivian Automotive | 9 | $110,818 | +12.2% |
| Applied Materials | 9 | $101,837 | +3.1% |
| Axon Enterprise | 9 | $116,138 | +17.6% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Senior Manufacturing Engineer166 LCAs · median $128,758
- Manufacturing Engineer II56 LCAs · median $94,956
- Manufacturing Engineer III22 LCAs · median $106,650
- Manufacturing Senior Engineer I15 LCAs · median $92,026
- Manufacturing Engineer I12 LCAs · median $80,138
- Manufacturing Engineer - Senior11 LCAs · median $101,379
- Manufacturing Engineer, Advanced6 LCAs · median $139,015