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Mechanical Engineer in Santa Clara, CA

Job title · Santa Clara, California

Job title as filed
Mechanical Engineer
City
Santa Clara, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
156
Median offered wage
$140,776
Most common occupation
Mechanical Engineers
Median wage$140,776certified 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 Santa Clara.

Applications by fiscal year

2243FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2243FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202238
FY202323
FY202443
FY202526
FY2026*26
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
17
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. Applied Materials, Inc.83
  2. NVIDIA Corporation34
  3. Arista Networks, Inc.9
  4. Intel Corporation7
  5. Crystal Instruments Corporation4
  6. Tech Mahindra (americas),inc.3
  7. Electronic Cooling Solutions, Inc.3
  8. Intelligent Automation Technology Inc.2
  9. Veenus Infotechs Corporation2
  10. FarmWise Labs, Inc.2
  11. Trinity Technologies, Inc1
  12. TetherIA Inc1
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 $140,776; middle half $122,040 to $159,246 · median prevailing wage $138,944 (marker) · 156 applications.

$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k
$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I14
  2. Level II34
  3. Level III49
  4. Level IV30
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 Santa Clara is 61.8% 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 Santa Clara
2.6%
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 Santa Clara job market

Santa Clara has 33,150 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 7,478 job titles and 2,175 employers; "Mechanical Engineer" ranks #20 by applications, with 0.5% of them.

Applications in Santa Clara, all job titles
33,150
Job titles filed
7,478
Rank of Mechanical Engineer in Santa Clara
20
Median offered wage in Santa Clara, all job titles
$163,031
National median wage, Mechanical Engineers (all job titles)
$100,568
Other job titles in Santa Clara
  1. Software Engineer2,663
  2. Component Design Engineer950
  3. Software Development Engineer II635
  4. Senior Software Engineer609
  5. Hardware Engineer, Electronics460
  6. Staff Software Engineer354
  7. Engineer Senior Systems Software317
  8. Process Engineer276
  9. Principal Software Engineer248
  10. Software Development Engineer I231
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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