Visa Wage Index

Mechanical Engineers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

Employers filed 170 applications covering 231 positions for this role here, at a median of $125,000 a year. 100 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Mechanical Engineers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$72,717
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$95,680
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$118,622
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$141,586

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Tesla, Inc. Level II 1818 $144,000
Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC. Level II 1212 $95,680
Apple Inc. Level III 822 $132,100
Tesla, Inc. Level III 88 $154,888
Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC. Level III 77 $118,622
Apple Inc. Level II 536 $114,100
Manitex, Inc Level III 55 $125,000
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Level III 33 $155,000
Apple Inc. Level IV 312 $162,500
Apptronik, Inc. Level IV 33 $155,000
ASML US, LLC Level I 33 $89,814
Dell Products L.P. Level IV 33 $197,600
LinxAi, Inc. Level II 33 $96,000
TBC - The Boring Company Level I 33 $100,000
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Level II 22 $95,680
Apple Inc. Level I 29 $123,100
Canon Nanotechnologies, Inc. Level III 22 $137,500
Celestica LLC Level IV 22 $207,500
General Motors Level IV 22 $166,968
NXP USA, Inc. Level II 22 $120,904
Rosseau Group Texas, LLC Level IV 22 $150,000
Shift Robotics, Inc. Level IV 22 $182,500
Siemens Industry Software Inc. Level IV 22 $160,242
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Level IV 11 $141,586
Altair Engineering, Inc. Level II 11 $95,680
Altair Engineering, Inc. Level IV 11 $141,586
Amazon.com Services LLC Level II 11 $150,000
Amazon Data Services, Inc. Level II 11 $170,000
Amazon Data Services, Inc. Level IV 11 $150,000
ANSYS, lnc. Level IV 11 $141,586
Applied Materials, Inc. Level II 11 $111,344
ASHWA 1, INC. Level I 11 $72,800
Breaker Corp Level IV 11 $141,586
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Level III 11 $118,622
Canon Nanotechnologies, Inc. Level IV 11 $170,000
CelLink Corporation Level II 11 $96,000
CelLink Corporation Level III 11 $118,622
Chipletz Inc. Level IV 11 $220,000
Command Commissioning, LLC Level III 11 $126,988
DELL MARKETING L.P. Level IV 11 $142,480
Flextronics America, LLC Level I 11 $74,520
HDR Engineering, Inc. Level IV 11 $2,045,472
Honesta Peto Group, LLC Level II 11 $95,680
HOP GLOBAL SERVICE INC. Level II 11 $95,680
Intellectt Inc Level I 11 $83,200
Intellectt Inc Level II 11 $104,000
Intellicess, Inc. Level IV 11 $200,000
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. Level IV 11 $185,000
Lite-On, Inc. Level IV 11 $195,000
LUMINEX CORPORATION Level II 11 $120,134
Magic Leap, Inc. Level IV 11 $177,500
Manitex, Inc Level I 11 $125,000
Meta Platforms, Inc Level IV 11 $157,192
Nemko USA, Inc. Level II 11 $102,500
Neuralink Corp. Level III 11 $120,000
Nova Measuring Instruments Inc. Level II 11 $95,680
NXP USA, Inc. Level III 11 $123,913
Pasteur Labs, Inc. Level III 11 $118,750
PLANET.TECH, Inc. Level III 11 $120,000
Plasmability LLC Level II 11 $125,000
Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. Level II 11 $105,000
Rivian Automotive, LLC Level III 11 $182,600
Rivian Automotive, LLC Level IV 11 $169,315
RRC Power and Energy, LLC Level I 11 $100,000
SAWN CAPITAL LLC Level I 11 $75,500
SEOYON AMERICA CORPORATION Level I 11 $72,717
Siemens Industry Software Inc. Level I 11 $93,975
Smith & Nephew, Inc. Level II 11 $117,680
Sovereign Technologies, LLC Level II 11 $95,680
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Level III 11 $135,000
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Level IV 11 $141,586
Spansion Fab 25 LLC Level III 11 $127,288
Symbotic LLC Level I 11 $74,000
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED Level II 11 $95,680
Terragrit Corporation Level I 11 $75,000
Tesla, Inc. Level I 11 $99,000
Tesla, Inc. Level IV 11 $170,000
TORC Robotics, Inc. Level IV 11 $155,210
Trane Technologies Company LLC Level III 11 $123,321
UL VERIFICATION SERVICES INC. Level IV 11 $143,714
Vision Building Energy Efficiency, LLC Level II 11 $95,680
WSP USA Inc. Level IV 11 $165,360
ZT Group Int'l, Inc. Level IV 11 $150,000
Apple Inc. Level IV 22 $172,400
Apple Inc. Level II 11 $103,165
Apple Inc. Level III 11 $128,300
Tesla, Inc. Level I 11 $76,950
Trane Technologies Company LLC Level III 11 $115,370
Applied Materials, Inc. not stated 11 $124,958
XCHARGE Energy USA, Inc. not stated 11 $141,586

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.