Mechanical Engineer salary in Toledo, OH

Based on 30 certified H-1B filings in the Toledo, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Maumee, Archbold, Bowling Green, Holland, Swanton.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$107,756
Middle 50%$79.5k–$124.7k
vs. national median−0%comparison median $108,000
Filings30FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,410 and $150,824.
PercentileSalary
10th$67,465
25th$79,500
50th (median)$107,756
75th$124,654
90th$130,033

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $90k $120k FY2020: median $68,079 (18 filings) FY2021: median $87,112 (28 filings) FY2022: median $94,479 (26 filings) FY2023: median $96,554 (13 filings) FY2024: median $85,821 (15 filings) FY2025: median $106,000 (17 filings) FY2026: median $109,512 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 28 filings FY21 FY2022: 26 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 28
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$68,079$65,020$83,92118
FY2021$87,112$80,356$97,24028
FY2022$94,479$75,651$112,50726
FY2023$96,554$80,500$100,02013
FY2024$85,821$72,009$104,45915
FY2025$106,000$85,821$124,65417
FY2026$109,512$78,000$122,36613

Cost of living

Toledo's median Mechanical Engineer salary of $107,756 is worth about $117,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Toledo = 91.5).

Compared with all workers here

All Mechanical Engineers in the Toledo, OH area earned a median of $95,170 in May 2025 (620 employed). The H-1B median here is $107,756, 13% 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
Dana Automotive Systems Group$124,65413
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Grouptoo few3
Danfoss Power Solutions IItoo few2
Technosoft Engineeringtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV $124,779 12

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Expert · Level IV$124,654$124,77912

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.