Mid-level Mechanical Engineer salary in York, PA

Based on 21 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the York-Hanover, PA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes New Freedom, Hanover, Etters, Norman.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$80,704

Middle 50%$78k–$91.4k

vs. all levels here−13%comparison median $92,436

Filings21FY2025–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 $78,021 and $109,218.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$78,021
25th	$78,021
50th (median)	$80,704
75th	$91,374
90th	$100,032

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	–	–	–	6
FY2021	$78,000	$69,528	$84,610	11
FY2022	–	–	–	9
FY2023	$78,146	$75,629	$89,315	13
FY2024	–	–	–	6
FY2025	$78,427	$78,021	$91,031	14
FY2026	–	–	–	7

Cost of living

York's median mid-level Mechanical Engineer salary of $80,704 is worth about $84,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; York = 96.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Mechanical Engineers in the York, PA area earned a median of $94,160 in May 2025 (690 employed). The H-1B median here is $80,704, 14% 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
York International	too few	8
Voith Hydro	too few	4
Tek Labs	too few	3
Cognizant	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	–	0
Mid-level · Level II	$80,704	21
Senior · Level III	$92,872	10
Expert · Level IV	$105,061	10

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	$78,021	$80,704	21
Senior · Level III	$88,941	$92,872	10
Expert · Level IV	$105,061	$105,061	10

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.