Mechanical Engineer salary in Las Vegas, NV

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Henderson, North Las Vegas.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$88,899
Middle 50%$83.8k–$116.5k
vs. national median−18%comparison median $108,000
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,298 and $142,660.
PercentileSalary
10th$72,946
25th$83,803
50th (median)$88,899
75th$116,535
90th$126,240

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2021: median $90,000 (13 filings) FY2022: median $103,845 (10 filings) FY2023: median $85,000 (13 filings) FY2024: median $78,258 (14 filings) FY2025: median $88,899 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 14 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 15
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–––8
FY2021$90,000$78,978$93,90013
FY2022$103,845$80,328$117,50010
FY2023$85,000$76,000$113,77813
FY2024$78,258$64,000$96,57314
FY2025$88,899$83,803$107,60115
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

Las Vegas's median Mechanical Engineer salary of $88,899 is worth about $88,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Las Vegas = 100.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Mechanical Engineers in the Las Vegas, NV area earned a median of $107,600 in May 2025 (640 employed). The H-1B median here is $88,899, 17% 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 few4
Full Spectrum Lasertoo few2
Johnson Controlstoo 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 $86,063 10
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$72,946$86,06310

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.