Mechanical Engineer salary in Racine, WI

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings in the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Sturtevant, Mt. Pleasant, Mt Pleasant, Mount Pleasant, New Holland.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$83,054
Middle 50%$77.4k–$95k
vs. national median−23%comparison median $108,000
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $69,035 and $169,220.
PercentileSalary
10th$72,904
25th$77,400
50th (median)$83,054
75th$95,000
90th$133,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $69,368 (18 filings) FY2021: median $67,500 (12 filings) FY2022: median $80,000 (20 filings) FY2023: median $74,610 (14 filings) FY2025: median $90,000 (13 filings) FY2026: median $83,054 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 20 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 20
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$69,368$62,000$74,04518
FY2021$67,500$65,000$75,33212
FY2022$80,000$76,532$100,57420
FY2023$74,610$66,000$88,81514
FY2024–––8
FY2025$90,000$75,000$95,00013
FY2026$83,054$80,000$89,58412

Cost of living

Racine's median Mechanical Engineer salary of $83,054 is worth about $86,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Racine = 96.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Mechanical Engineers in the Racine, WI area earned a median of $93,310 in May 2025 (290 employed). The H-1B median here is $83,054, 11% 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 few6
Caresoft Global Technologiestoo few3
Fiitoo few3
Fischer Americatoo few2
Modine Manufacturing Companytoo few2
Onward Technologiestoo few2
Poclain Hydraulicstoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 7
Mid-level · Level II $85,000 11
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$79,685$85,00011

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.