Mid-level Mechanical Engineer salary in Akron, OH

Based on 51 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Akron, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Copley, Uniontown, Macedonia, Twinsburg, Aurora.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$78,000
Middle 50%$78k–$80.8k
vs. all levels here−4%comparison median $81,120
Filings51FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $76,981 and $89,750.
PercentileSalary
10th$76,981
25th$78,000
50th (median)$78,000
75th$80,750
90th$81,120

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $75k $90k FY2020: median $72,500 (15 filings) FY2022: median $74,880 (15 filings) FY2023: median $74,880 (23 filings) FY2024: median $76,960 (12 filings) FY2025: median $78,000 (37 filings) FY2026: median $81,120 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 23 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 37 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 37
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$72,500$71,116$78,81315
FY2021–––7
FY2022$74,880$74,360$76,96015
FY2023$74,880$74,360$75,92023
FY2024$76,960$75,920$78,00012
FY2025$78,000$78,000$78,00037
FY2026$81,120$81,120$82,08014

Cost of living

Akron's median mid-level Mechanical Engineer salary of $78,000 is worth about $83,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Akron = 93.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Mechanical Engineers in the Akron, OH area earned a median of $97,920 in May 2025 (1,000 employed). The H-1B median here is $78,000, 20% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Veenus Infotechs$78,00035
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Companytoo few5
Cyienttoo few3
Metaldyne Powertrain Componentstoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 6
Mid-level · Level II $78,000 51
Senior · Level III $92,560 18
Expert · Level IV $110,305 26

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$76,981$78,00051
Senior · Level III$90,834$92,56018
Expert · Level IV$105,248$110,30526

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.