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Mechanical Engineer in San Jose, CA

Job title · San Jose, California

Job title as filed
Mechanical Engineer
City
San Jose, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
90
Median offered wage
$125,000
Most common occupation
Mechanical Engineers
Median wage$125,000certified 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 Jose.

Applications by fiscal year

1121FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1121FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202221
FY202321
FY202415
FY202517
FY2026*16
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
38
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. Cisco Systems, Inc.21
  2. Pragmatic Pe, Inc.7
  3. Source Engineering Services6
  4. Cepton Technologies, Inc.4
  5. Super Micro Computer, Inc4
  6. Fortrend Engineering Corporation3
  7. Mexus Solutions Inc.3
  8. PolyExplore, Inc.3
  9. Rtec-Instruments, Inc.3
  10. Trackonomy Systems, Inc.2
  11. Therma Services LLC2
  12. Responsive Technologies 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 $125,000; middle half $104,874 to $137,363 · median prevailing wage $116,730 (marker) · 87 applications.

$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I26
  2. Level II38
  3. Level III16
  4. Level IV5
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 Jose is 43.7% 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 Jose
1.5%
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 Jose job market

San Jose has 52,029 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 13,727 job titles and 4,101 employers; "Mechanical Engineer" ranks #61 by applications, with 0.2% of them.

Applications in San Jose, all job titles
52,029
Job titles filed
13,727
Rank of Mechanical Engineer in San Jose
61
Median offered wage in San Jose, all job titles
$158,732
National median wage, Mechanical Engineers (all job titles)
$100,568
Other job titles in San Jose
  1. Software Engineer2,964
  2. Software Development Engineer1,223
  3. Senior Software Engineer972
  4. Software Engineer 3804
  5. MTS 1, Software Engineer642
  6. Machine Learning Engineer615
  7. Software Developer559
  8. Product Manager454
  9. Member of Technical Staff446
  10. MTS 2, Software Engineer390
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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