Mid-level Mechanical Engineer salary in Grand Rapids, MI

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Zeeland, Greenville, Hastings, Lowell, Middleville.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$88,200
Middle 50%$80.3k–$98.4k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $88,000
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $77,189 and $108,067.
PercentileSalary
10th$77,189
25th$80,275
50th (median)$88,200
75th$98,407
90th$102,800

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $66,345 (12 filings) FY2021: median $70,119 (17 filings) FY2022: median $71,490 (19 filings) FY2023: median $77,448 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 17 filings FY21 FY2022: 19 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 7 filings FY24 FY2025: 9 filings FY25 FY2026: 5 filings FY26 19
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$66,345$63,440$73,60012
FY2021$70,119$67,900$80,00017
FY2022$71,490$69,077$72,80019
FY2023$77,448$72,297$83,04014
FY2024–––7
FY2025–––9
FY2026–––5

Cost of living

Grand Rapids's median mid-level Mechanical Engineer salary of $88,200 is worth about $92,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Grand Rapids = 95.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Mechanical Engineers in the Grand Rapids, MI area earned a median of $96,610 in May 2025 (3,170 employed). The H-1B median here is $88,200, 9% 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
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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 $88,200 14
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$77,189$88,20014

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.