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Mechanical Design Engineer in Palo Alto, CA

Job title · Palo Alto, California

Job title as filed
Mechanical Design Engineer
City
Palo Alto, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
95
Median offered wage
$129,675
Most common occupation
Mechanical Engineers
Median wage$129,675certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Mechanical Design Engineer" and a worksite in Palo Alto.

Applications by fiscal year

1938FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1938FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY20227
FY202313
FY202424
FY202513
FY2026*38
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Tesla, Inc.94
  2. Frugal Solutions Inc.1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $129,675; middle half $122,250 to $146,314 · median prevailing wage $119,169 (marker) · 95 applications.

$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I12
  2. Level II45
  3. Level III5
  4. Level IV1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Mechanical Design Engineer" appears on 1,639 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 375 employers for worksites in 412 cities; the median offered wage is $87,788, so the median in Palo Alto is 47.7% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
1,639
Employers nationwide
375
Cities with filings
412
National median offered wage
$87,788
Share of national filings in Palo Alto
5.8%
Cities with the most applications for Mechanical Design Engineer
  1. Fremont, CA132
  2. Palo Alto, CA95
  3. Louisville, KY53
  4. Milpitas, CA53
  5. Raymond, OH38
  6. Morrisville, NC36
  7. Lisle, IL34
  8. Austin, TX33
  9. Houston, TX28
  10. Irvine, CA21
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The Palo Alto job market

Palo Alto has 16,821 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 4,724 job titles and 1,179 employers; "Mechanical Design Engineer" ranks #17 by applications, with 0.6% of them.

Applications in Palo Alto, all job titles
16,821
Job titles filed
4,724
Rank of Mechanical Design Engineer in Palo Alto
17
Median offered wage in Palo Alto, all job titles
$173,925
National median wage, Mechanical Engineers (all job titles)
$100,568
Other job titles in Palo Alto
  1. Software Engineer898
  2. Member of Technical Staff440
  3. Senior Software Engineer419
  4. Software Development Engineer II360
  5. Applied Scientist II205
  6. Senior Developer181
  7. R&D Engineer Software181
  8. Senior Member of Technical Staff170
  9. Staff Software Engineer161
  10. SR. Software Engineer156
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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