Mechanical Engineer salary in Fort Wayne, IN

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings in the Fort Wayne, IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Columbia City, Monroeville.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$81,200
Middle 50%$67.9k–$91.6k
vs. national median−25%comparison median $108,000
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $59,808 and $119,150.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,577
25th$67,912
50th (median)$81,200
75th$91,582
90th$104,056

Cost of living

Fort Wayne's median Mechanical Engineer salary of $81,200 is worth about $87,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Fort Wayne = 92.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Mechanical Engineers in the Fort Wayne, IN area earned a median of $95,310 in May 2025 (560 employed). The H-1B median here is $81,200, 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.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
L&T Technology Servicestoo 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 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.