Mechanical Engineer salary in Savannah, GA

Based on 54 certified H-1B filings in the Savannah, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Rincon, Guyton, Pooler.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$139,014
Middle 50%$92.1k–$162.1k
vs. national median+29%comparison median $108,000
Filings54FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $73,549 and $220,777.
PercentileSalary
10th$83,485
25th$92,125
50th (median)$139,014
75th$162,096
90th$171,281

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $125k $160k FY2020: median $104,052 (22 filings) FY2021: median $117,289 (34 filings) FY2022: median $135,200 (17 filings) FY2023: median $130,000 (21 filings) FY2024: median $141,346 (26 filings) FY2025: median $130,284 (32 filings) FY2026: median $149,350 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 22 filings FY20 FY2021: 34 filings FY21 FY2022: 17 filings FY22 FY2023: 21 filings FY23 FY2024: 26 filings FY24 FY2025: 32 filings FY25 FY2026: 22 filings FY26 34
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$104,052$81,182$128,56722
FY2021$117,289$93,462$136,47334
FY2022$135,200$127,800$148,60117
FY2023$130,000$86,000$137,47121
FY2024$141,346$110,475$161,08526
FY2025$130,284$89,677$161,92532
FY2026$149,350$111,438$161,84022

Cost of living

Savannah's median Mechanical Engineer salary of $139,014 is worth about $146,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Savannah = 95.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Mechanical Engineers in the Savannah, GA area earned a median of $101,990 in May 2025 (190 employed). The H-1B median here is $139,014, 36% higher.

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
Gulfstream Aerospace$139,83039
Hi-Tek Professionalstoo few5
Caravelstoo few2
Jaydutoo few2
Technosoft Servicestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $82,836 11
Mid-level · Level II too few 5
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV $160,047 32

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$73,549$82,83611
Expert · Level IV$122,803$160,04732

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.