Senior Mechanical Engineer salary in Reno, NV

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Reno, NV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Sparks, Mccarran.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$124,738
Middle 50%$103k–$146.5k
vs. all levels here+11%comparison median $112,476
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $95,995 and $187,925.
PercentileSalary
10th$102,170
25th$103,031
50th (median)$124,738
75th$146,480
90th$156,998

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $130k $160k FY2022: median $117,000 (11 filings) FY2025: median $123,118 (16 filings) FY2026: median $148,814 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3 filings FY20 FY2021: 3 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 2 filings FY23 FY2024: 5 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 10 filings FY26 16
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–––3
FY2021–––3
FY2022$117,000$105,214$127,52711
FY2023–––2
FY2024–––5
FY2025$123,118$111,148$127,65416
FY2026$148,814$102,170$157,99610

Cost of living

Reno's median senior Mechanical Engineer salary of $124,738 is worth about $123,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Reno = 101.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Mechanical Engineers in the Reno, NV area earned a median of $101,520 in May 2025 (570 employed). The H-1B median here is $124,738, 23% higher.

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
Tesla$124,73818
Kforcetoo few2
Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA)too few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $90,000 11
Mid-level · Level II $102,000 33
Senior · Level III $124,738 26
Expert · Level IV $135,000 11

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$66,643$90,00011
Mid-level · Level II$86,382$102,00033
Senior · Level III$95,618$124,73826
Expert · Level IV$117,957$135,00011

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.