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Mechanical Engineer in San Diego, CA

Job title · San Diego, California

Job title as filed
Mechanical Engineer
City
San Diego, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
65
Median offered wage
$100,620
Most common occupation
Mechanical Engineers
Median wage$100,620certified 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 Engineer" and a worksite in San Diego.

Applications by fiscal year

1019FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1019FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202211
FY202313
FY202412
FY202519
FY2026*10
Certified (decided applications)
96.9%
Employers filing
24
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. Source Engineering Services15
  2. Tech Mahindra (americas),inc.10
  3. Apple Inc.5
  4. KickStage Consulting Inc.3
  5. Assured Robot Intelligence, Inc.2
  6. Bionano Genomics, Inc.2
  7. Setcas LLC2
  8. Extreme Waves, Inc.2
  9. Advanced Mechatronics Solutions, Inc.2
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 $100,620; middle half $83,699 to $109,750 · median prevailing wage $100,027 (marker) · 62 applications.

$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I19
  2. Level II30
  3. Level III10
  4. Level IV3
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 Engineer" appears on 5,981 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 1,999 employers for worksites in 1,184 cities; the median offered wage is $87,000, so the median in San Diego is 15.7% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
5,981
Employers nationwide
1,999
Cities with filings
1,184
National median offered wage
$87,000
Share of national filings in San Diego
1.1%
Cities with the most applications for Mechanical Engineer
  1. Tamuning, GU206
  2. Santa Clara, CA156
  3. Houston, TX147
  4. Troy, MI140
  5. Livonia, MI117
  6. Fremont, CA106
  7. Auburn Hills, MI104
  8. Dearborn, MI93
  9. San Jose, CA90
  10. New York City, NY74
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The San Diego job market

San Diego has 25,458 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 6,098 job titles and 2,718 employers; "Mechanical Engineer" ranks #55 by applications, with 0.3% of them.

Applications in San Diego, all job titles
25,458
Job titles filed
6,098
Rank of Mechanical Engineer in San Diego
55
Median offered wage in San Diego, all job titles
$125,595
National median wage, Mechanical Engineers (all job titles)
$100,568
Other job titles in San Diego
  1. Software Engineer902
  2. Senior Software Engineer681
  3. Staff Software Engineer426
  4. Software Developer293
  5. Senior Asics Engineer282
  6. Asics Engineer265
  7. Systems Test Engineer189
  8. Staff Asics Engineer183
  9. Software Development Engineer - Firmware164
  10. Software Development Engineer - Test163
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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