Mid-level Mechanical Engineer salary in Wichita, KS

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Wichita, KS metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Hesston, Maize, Andover, Conway Springs, Derby.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$82,722

Middle 50%$80.8k–$85.1k

vs. all levels here−4%comparison median $86,392

Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $78,208 and $162,268.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$78,746
25th	$80,840
50th (median)	$82,722
75th	$85,077
90th	$103,261

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	7
FY2021	–	–	–	5
FY2022	$73,403	$73,403	$77,226	14
FY2023	–	–	–	6
FY2024	–	–	–	4
FY2025	$80,560	$79,552	$83,652	12
FY2026	$83,750	$82,722	$85,279	12

Cost of living

Wichita's median mid-level Mechanical Engineer salary of $82,722 is worth about $93,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Wichita = 88.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Mechanical Engineers in the Wichita, KS area earned a median of $94,610 in May 2025 (800 employed). The H-1B median here is $82,722, 13% lower.

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

Employer	Median	Filings
MASE Insights	too few	3
Tech Mahindra	too few	2
Aerosapien Technologies	too few	2
Artiminds	too few	2
Invision Global Tech	too few	2
Jc Residential And Light Commercial	too few	2
Priamba Soft	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	too few	5
Mid-level · Level II	$82,722	24
Senior · Level III	$95,507	14
Expert · Level IV	too few	3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Mid-level · Level II	$82,722	$82,722	24
Senior · Level III	$90,730	$95,507	14

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.