Expert Mechanical Engineer salary in Savannah, GA

Based on 32 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Savannah, GA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Rincon, Guyton, Pooler.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$160,047
Middle 50%$145.8k–$166.1k
vs. all levels here+15%comparison median $139,014
Filings32FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $123,320 and $199,296.
PercentileSalary
10th$127,799
25th$145,793
50th (median)$160,047
75th$166,149
90th$171,954

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $140k $170k FY2020: median $126,680 (12 filings) FY2021: median $127,531 (24 filings) FY2022: median $142,469 (13 filings) FY2023: median $135,200 (15 filings) FY2024: median $149,000 (19 filings) FY2025: median $160,160 (19 filings) FY2026: median $159,934 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 12 filings FY20 FY2021: 24 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 24
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$126,680$112,772$145,56712
FY2021$127,531$114,525$142,66424
FY2022$142,469$134,765$149,30213
FY2023$135,200$127,400$144,80115
FY2024$149,000$137,423$162,24019
FY2025$160,160$139,014$164,89919
FY2026$159,934$150,895$171,53913

Cost of living

Savannah's median expert Mechanical Engineer salary of $160,047 is worth about $168,100 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 $160,047, 57% 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
Gulfstream Aerospace$161,83925
Hi-Tek Professionalstoo few5

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.