Expert Mechanical Engineer salary in Wooster, OH

Based on 12 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Wooster, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Dalton.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$103,771
Middle 50%$99.4k–$116.1k
vs. all levels here+4%comparison median $99,542
Filings12FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $99,363 and $124,326.
PercentileSalary
10th$99,363
25th$99,363
50th (median)$103,771
75th$116,087
90th$123,535

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Schaeffler Transmission Systemstoo few5
Schaeffler Transmissiontoo few3
Schaeffler Battery Technologytoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV $103,771 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$99,362$103,77112

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.