Mid-level Mechanical Engineer salary in Oklahoma, OK

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Oklahoma City, Norman, Edmond.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$78,603
Middle 50%$78.6k–$83.5k
vs. all levels here−6%comparison median $83,429
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $78,603 and $119,080.
PercentileSalary
10th$78,603
25th$78,603
50th (median)$78,603
75th$83,500
90th$104,400

Cost of living

Oklahoma's median mid-level Mechanical Engineer salary of $78,603 is worth about $86,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Oklahoma = 90.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Mechanical Engineers in the Oklahoma, OK area earned a median of $96,930 in May 2025 (710 employed). The H-1B median here is $78,603, 19% 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
Jc Residential And Light Commercialtoo few4
Canoo Technologiestoo few2
Climate Control Grouptoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $67,018 10
Mid-level · Level II $78,603 13
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$67,018$67,01810
Mid-level · Level II$78,603$78,60313

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.