Mid-level Mechanical Engineer salary in Cleveland, OH

Based on 30 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Cleveland, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Avon, Solon, North Olmsted, Broadview Heights, Elyria.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$82,555
Middle 50%$82.6k–$88.1k
vs. all levels here−2%comparison median $84,094
Filings30FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $82,347 and $109,002.
PercentileSalary
10th$82,347
25th$82,555
50th (median)$82,555
75th$88,056
90th$101,579

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $75,500 (28 filings) FY2021: median $78,000 (13 filings) FY2022: median $74,100 (20 filings) FY2023: median $88,779 (16 filings) FY2024: median $90,000 (13 filings) FY2025: median $82,555 (15 filings) FY2026: median $82,555 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 28 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 20 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 15 filings FY26 28
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$75,500$72,280$80,00028
FY2021$78,000$77,000$79,92613
FY2022$74,100$71,927$85,70020
FY2023$88,779$80,918$92,16116
FY2024$90,000$82,347$95,00013
FY2025$82,555$82,347$86,00015
FY2026$82,555$82,555$88,81615

Cost of living

Cleveland's median mid-level Mechanical Engineer salary of $82,555 is worth about $87,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Cleveland = 93.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Mechanical Engineers in the Cleveland, OH area earned a median of $97,220 in May 2025 (2,300 employed). The H-1B median here is $82,555, 15% 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
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systemstoo few4
L&T Technology Servicestoo few3
Progress Rail Servicestoo few2
Sovereign Technologiestoo few2
Stanley Black & Deckertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $68,145 17
Mid-level · Level II $82,555 30
Senior · Level III $104,619 11
Expert · Level IV $123,469 14

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$67,371$68,14517
Mid-level · Level II$82,555$82,55530
Senior · Level III$96,949$104,61911
Expert · Level IV$111,363$123,46914

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.