Mechanical Engineer salary in Corning, NY

Based on 28 certified H-1B filings in the Corning, NY metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Painted Post, Hornell.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$111,495
Middle 50%$93.3k–$123.9k
vs. national median+3%comparison median $108,000
Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $73,059 and $141,293.
PercentileSalary
10th$89,700
25th$93,330
50th (median)$111,495
75th$123,916
90th$128,871

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2020: median $86,819 (27 filings) FY2021: median $87,526 (39 filings) FY2022: median $101,754 (23 filings) FY2023: median $109,763 (18 filings) FY2025: median $93,330 (15 filings) FY2026: median $122,249 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 27 filings FY20 FY2021: 39 filings FY21 FY2022: 23 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 7 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 39
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
Show as table
Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$86,819$74,048$95,39527
FY2021$87,526$87,526$95,11039
FY2022$101,754$89,907$101,87723
FY2023$109,763$97,682$110,00018
FY2024–––7
FY2025$93,330$91,285$111,49515
FY2026$122,249$116,537$127,50013

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Corning Research & Development$119,19214
Alstom Transportationtoo few6
Corning Incorporatedtoo few5
Siemens Energytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 5
Senior · Level III too few 9
Expert · Level IV $124,398 12

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$117,187$124,39812

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.