Ut-Battelle, Llc (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) Mechanical Engineer (R&D) salary

Based on 32 H-1B filings by Ut-Battelle, Llc (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

Also listed as: Researcher Iii Mechanical Engineering

Median salary$122,088
Middle 50%$107.6k–$131k
vs. all employers+36%comparison median $90,063
Filings32FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $90,206 and $157,664.
PercentileSalary
10th$95,287
25th$107,637
50th (median)$122,088
75th$130,985
90th$149,777

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $115k $140k FY2022: median $105,000 (10 filings) FY2023: median $114,000 (13 filings) FY2024: median $117,600 (25 filings) FY2025: median $119,600 (17 filings) FY2026: median $128,221 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 25 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 25
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––0
FY2021–––8
FY2022$105,000$84,485$124,00510
FY2023$114,000$102,594$119,69613
FY2024$117,600$87,900$122,46325
FY2025$119,600$111,120$123,00017
FY2026$128,221$109,596$132,00915

By city

Oak Ridge, TN$122,088 · 32 filings

Cities with at least 10 filings. Figure: median salary.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry – 0
Level II · Qualified $121,806 28
Level III · Experienced too few 3
Level IV · Fully competent too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a mechanical engineer (r&d) make at Ut-Battelle, Llc (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)?

In H-1B filings, Ut-Battelle, Llc (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)'s median base salary for Mechanical Engineer (R&D) is $122,088; half of filings fall between $107,637 and $130,985. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Ut-Battelle, Llc (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) sponsor H-1B visas for mechanical engineer (r&d)s?

Yes. Ut-Battelle, Llc (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) filed 32 certified Labor Condition Applications for this role in FY2025–FY2026. A filing is a step before the visa petition, not an approval.

Which job titles are included?

Filings are grouped by occupation code 17-2144 (Mechanical Engineers, R&D), so this page covers every job title Ut-Battelle, Llc (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) filed under that code.

Where does this data come from?

The U.S. Department of Labor's public LCA disclosure files, updated every quarter. Methodology