Mid-level Mechanical Engineer salary in Tucson, AZ

Based on 27 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Tucson, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Green Valley, Sahuarita, Oro Valley, Tuscan.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$102,128
Middle 50%$97.2k–$102.1k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $102,128
Filings27FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $77,452 and $130,770.
PercentileSalary
10th$97,240
25th$97,240
50th (median)$102,128
75th$102,139
90th$105,854

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2020: median $85,384 (16 filings) FY2021: median $83,013 (35 filings) FY2022: median $83,013 (50 filings) FY2023: median $86,008 (15 filings) FY2024: median $92,227 (11 filings) FY2025: median $97,240 (13 filings) FY2026: median $102,128 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 35 filings FY21 FY2022: 50 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 50
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$85,384$85,384$85,38416
FY2021$83,013$81,245$83,01335
FY2022$83,013$83,013$89,10750
FY2023$86,008$86,008$92,11415
FY2024$92,227$92,227$95,29511
FY2025$97,240$97,240$99,45013
FY2026$102,128$102,128$102,75814

Cost of living

Tucson's median mid-level Mechanical Engineer salary of $102,128 is worth about $105,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Tucson = 96.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Mechanical Engineers in the Tucson, AZ area earned a median of $99,750 in May 2025 (980 employed). The H-1B median here is $102,128, 2% 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
Caterpillartoo few7
Asarcotoo few2
Cintaltoo few2
Infonerotoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $84,115 17
Mid-level · Level II $102,128 27
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV too few 3

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$80,475$84,11517
Mid-level · Level II$102,128$102,12827

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.