Mechanical Engineer salary in Jacksonville, FL

Based on 33 certified H-1B filings in the Jacksonville, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes St. Augustine.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$90,000
Middle 50%$84.9k–$108.1k
vs. national median−17%comparison median $108,000
Filings33FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $67,116 and $151,120.
PercentileSalary
10th$72,634
25th$84,864
50th (median)$90,000
75th$108,056
90th$138,142

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $75k $100k FY2020: median $65,000 (24 filings) FY2021: median $78,250 (12 filings) FY2022: median $70,000 (15 filings) FY2023: median $82,378 (12 filings) FY2025: median $91,713 (16 filings) FY2026: median $90,000 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 24 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 7 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 17 filings FY26 24
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$65,000$63,066$82,70424
FY2021$78,250$67,517$85,83412
FY2022$70,000$64,783$85,17515
FY2023$82,378$68,102$95,07512
FY2024–––7
FY2025$91,713$82,410$117,50016
FY2026$90,000$85,000$100,19417

Cost of living

Jacksonville's median Mechanical Engineer salary of $90,000 is worth about $90,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Jacksonville = 99.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Mechanical Engineers in the Jacksonville, FL area earned a median of $99,500 in May 2025 (1,210 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,000, 10% 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
Jinko Solar (U.S.) Industries$85,00012
Medtronictoo few2
Intellectttoo few2
Johnson & Johnson Vision Caretoo few2
McLaren Industriestoo few2
Micro-Anttoo few2
Tata Consultancy Servicestoo few2
Xorailtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II $85,000 14
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 6

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$84,864$85,00014

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.