60 companies filed certified H-1B applications for Principal Mechanical Engineer roles (FY2026), ranked by filing volume from U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data.
| # | Employer | H-1B filings | Avg. wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dell Products L.P. | 9 | $161,234 |
| 2 | Brayton Energy | 7 | $105,448 |
| 3 | CB&I, LLC | 7 | $150,889 |
| 4 | SYSTEM SOFT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | 6 | $111,000 |
| 5 | THE WORLEYPARSONS GROUP | 6 | $111,283 |
| 6 | GULF INTERSTATE ENGINEERING COMPANY | 5 | $145,174 |
| 7 | OSRAM SYLVANIA INC. | 5 | $95,254 |
| 8 | Microsoft Corporation | 5 | $177,860 |
| 9 | Institute of Gas Technology | 4 | $122,875 |
| 10 | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 4 | $117,910 |
| 11 | BROOKS AUTOMATION, INC. | 3 | $156,808 |
| 12 | ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. | 3 | $133,110 |
| 13 | WORLEY GROUP, INC. | 3 | $153,878 |
| 14 | ADVANCED BIONICS | 3 | $121,799 |
| 15 | ASM AMERICA, INC. | 2 | $129,849 |
| 16 | ALL STEEL STRUCTURES, LLC | 2 | $80,000 |
| 17 | Found Energy Co. | 2 | $145,000 |
| 18 | Aristocrat Technologies Inc. | 2 | $117,880 |
| 19 | Plug Power Inc. | 2 | $121,358 |
| 20 | FormFactor, Inc. | 2 | $153,387 |
| 21 | JOHNSON JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC. | 2 | $155,150 |
| 22 | MCDERMOTT, INC. | 2 | $183,820 |
| 23 | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | 2 | $105,000 |
| 24 | BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION | 2 | $120,764 |
| 25 | GOPRO INC. | 2 | $182,125 |
| State | H-1B filings |
|---|---|
| Texas | 39 |
| California | 24 |
| Massachusetts | 15 |
| New York | 9 |
| Illinois | 9 |
Counts are certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) from public U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data. Wages shown are the offered annual wage on the filing, not a guarantee of pay.