Mid-level Mechanical Engineer salary in Orlando, FL

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Sanford, Windermere, Lake Mary, Apopka, Casselberry.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$100,153
Middle 50%$88.9k–$114.3k
vs. all levels here−8%comparison median $108,914
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $83,678 and $127,774.
PercentileSalary
10th$84,736
25th$88,907
50th (median)$100,153
75th$114,250
90th$117,127

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $95k $110k FY2023: median $92,448 (14 filings) FY2024: median $90,000 (12 filings) FY2025: median $100,000 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 8 filings FY21 FY2022: 5 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 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.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––9
FY2021–––8
FY2022–––5
FY2023$92,448$82,000$107,65814
FY2024$90,000$80,550$96,73112
FY2025$100,000$87,560$114,25015
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

Orlando's median mid-level Mechanical Engineer salary of $100,153 is worth about $98,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Orlando = 101.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Mechanical Engineers in the Orlando, FL area earned a median of $103,380 in May 2025 (1,720 employed). The H-1B median here is $100,153, 3% 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
Siemens Energytoo few8
Celtic Engineeringtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $71,891 10
Mid-level · Level II $100,153 19
Senior · Level III $116,357 10
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
Entry-level · Level I$65,811$71,89110
Mid-level · Level II$83,678$100,15319
Senior · Level III$107,827$116,35710

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.