Mechanical Engineers Salary

Median Salary
$104,110
per year
Hourly Rate
$50.05
per hour
Employment
296,810
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$73,990
25th percentile
$84,130
Median
$104,110
75th percentile
$132,590
90th percentile
$164,340

💰 Mechanical Engineers Salary by State

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$80K
$158K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
New Mexico$157,710+51.5%
District of Columbia$133,300+28.0%
California$130,900+25.7%
Delaware$125,130+20.2%
Colorado$124,430+19.5%
Alaska$124,340+19.4%
Maryland$122,870+18.0%
Louisiana$119,540+14.8%
Massachusetts$119,300+14.6%
Wyoming$117,750+13.1%
Rhode Island$116,230+11.6%
Texas$112,410+8.0%
New Jersey$112,300+7.9%
Washington$110,430+6.1%
Vermont$107,330+3.1%
Connecticut$105,090+0.9%
Michigan$104,890+0.7%
South Carolina$104,580+0.5%
Virginia$104,180+0.1%
New Hampshire$103,660-0.4%
Oregon$103,470-0.6%
Illinois$102,680-1.4%
Nevada$102,680-1.4%
Utah$102,500-1.5%
New York$102,440-1.6%
Maine$102,430-1.6%
Oklahoma$101,850-2.2%
Kentucky$101,050-2.9%
North Carolina$100,720-3.3%
Georgia$100,620-3.4%
Arizona$100,270-3.7%
Alabama$100,230-3.7%
Florida$99,980-4.0%
Indiana$99,590-4.3%
Tennessee$99,550-4.4%
Missouri$99,330-4.6%
Minnesota$99,140-4.8%
Ohio$99,100-4.8%
Hawaii$98,740-5.2%
Mississippi$98,000-5.9%
Pennsylvania$97,920-5.9%
Iowa$97,700-6.2%
West Virginia$97,390-6.5%
Wisconsin$95,870-7.9%
Montana$94,190-9.5%
Idaho$93,190-10.5%
South Dakota$88,380-15.1%
Nebraska$88,060-15.4%
North Dakota$86,330-17.1%
Kansas$86,260-17.1%
Arkansas$80,180-23.0%

🏙️ Mechanical Engineers Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$168,030+61.4%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$161,370+55.0%
Baton Rouge, LA$135,530+30.2%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$132,920+27.7%
Salinas, CA$132,560+27.3%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$128,740+23.7%
Peoria, IL$128,710+23.6%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$128,180+23.1%
Columbus, IN$127,700+22.7%
Lexington Park, MD$127,650+22.6%
Ann Arbor, MI$127,310+22.3%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$126,990+22.0%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$126,590+21.6%
Lake Charles, LA$126,090+21.1%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$125,780+20.8%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$125,350+20.4%
Midland, TX$125,200+20.3%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$124,780+19.9%
Boulder, CO$124,360+19.5%
Corpus Christi, TX$124,340+19.4%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$123,900+19.0%
Fairbanks-College, AK$122,760+17.9%
Cheyenne, WY$122,500+17.7%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$122,280+17.5%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$121,750+16.9%
Anchorage, AK$121,610+16.8%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$121,130+16.3%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$120,970+16.2%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$120,650+15.9%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$120,070+15.3%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$119,790+15.1%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$119,300+14.6%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$118,920+14.2%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$117,990+13.3%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$117,420+12.8%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$117,380+12.7%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$116,700+12.1%
Logan, UT-ID$116,680+12.1%
Decatur, AL$115,750+11.2%
Napa, CA$112,670+8.2%
Odessa, TX$111,700+7.3%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$111,360+7.0%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$111,030+6.6%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$110,820+6.4%
Tuscaloosa, AL$110,520+6.2%
Barnstable Town, MA$110,200+5.8%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$110,200+5.8%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$109,990+5.6%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$109,550+5.2%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$109,540+5.2%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$109,470+5.1%
Colorado Springs, CO$109,370+5.1%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$109,370+5.1%
Worcester, MA$109,250+4.9%
Midland, MI$109,230+4.9%
Chico, CA$109,210+4.9%
Asheville, NC$108,630+4.3%
Pittsfield, MA$108,570+4.3%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$108,510+4.2%
Walla Walla, WA$108,510+4.2%
Greeley, CO$108,500+4.2%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$108,360+4.1%
Greenville, NC$108,340+4.1%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$108,310+4.0%
Billings, MT$107,930+3.7%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$107,600+3.4%
Tulsa, OK$107,440+3.2%
Portland-South Portland, ME$107,060+2.8%
Erie, PA$106,890+2.7%
Vallejo, CA$106,800+2.6%
Corvallis, OR$106,700+2.5%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$106,690+2.5%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$106,660+2.4%
Bellingham, WA$106,580+2.4%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$106,560+2.4%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$106,490+2.3%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$106,340+2.1%
Texarkana, TX-AR$106,330+2.1%
Niles, MI$106,320+2.1%
Tyler, TX$106,240+2.0%
Charlottesville, VA$106,130+1.9%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$105,980+1.8%
Redding, CA$105,980+1.8%
Mobile, AL$105,670+1.5%
Pueblo, CO$105,580+1.4%
Bangor, ME$105,450+1.3%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$105,420+1.3%
Kokomo, IN$105,410+1.2%
Grand Junction, CO$105,210+1.1%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$105,020+0.9%
Syracuse, NY$105,020+0.9%
Modesto, CA$104,990+0.8%
Spartanburg, SC$104,990+0.8%
New Haven, CT$104,950+0.8%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$104,910+0.8%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$104,840+0.7%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$104,620+0.5%
Albany, GA$104,500+0.4%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$104,410+0.3%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$104,320+0.2%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$104,220+0.1%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$104,150+0.0%
Richmond, VA$104,130+0.0%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$104,110+0.0%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$103,850-0.2%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$103,820-0.3%
Florence, SC$103,800-0.3%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$103,700-0.4%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$103,450-0.6%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$103,380-0.7%
Ogden, UT$103,100-1.0%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$102,990-1.1%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$102,980-1.1%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$102,820-1.2%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$102,630-1.4%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$102,610-1.4%
Elizabethtown, KY$102,590-1.5%
Huntsville, AL$102,450-1.6%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$102,350-1.7%
Columbia, SC$102,280-1.8%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$102,280-1.8%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$102,270-1.8%
Roanoke, VA$102,160-1.9%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$102,070-2.0%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$102,020-2.0%
Savannah, GA$101,990-2.0%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$101,950-2.1%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$101,830-2.2%
Goldsboro, NC$101,800-2.2%
Carson City, NV$101,690-2.3%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$101,650-2.4%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$101,570-2.4%
Reno, NV$101,520-2.5%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$101,500-2.5%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$101,470-2.5%
Chambersburg, PA$101,400-2.6%
Mankato, MN$101,350-2.7%
Yuba City, CA$101,270-2.7%
Warner Robins, GA$101,190-2.8%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$101,180-2.8%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$101,180-2.8%
Bend, OR$101,130-2.9%
Wilmington, NC$101,100-2.9%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$101,090-2.9%
Casper, WY$101,010-3.0%
Sumter, SC$101,010-3.0%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$100,980-3.0%
Battle Creek, MI$100,950-3.0%
Dover, DE$100,900-3.1%
Monroe, LA$100,740-3.2%
Columbus, OH$100,730-3.2%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$100,700-3.3%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$100,690-3.3%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$100,640-3.3%
Bloomington, IL$100,500-3.5%
Winchester, VA-WV$100,380-3.6%
Lincoln, NE$100,360-3.6%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$100,360-3.6%
St. Louis, MO-IL$100,340-3.6%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$100,310-3.6%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$100,290-3.7%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$100,280-3.7%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$100,230-3.7%
Longview, TX$100,230-3.7%
Rochester, NY$100,160-3.8%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$100,000-3.9%
Ithaca, NY$99,990-4.0%
Jacksonville, NC$99,780-4.2%
Tucson, AZ$99,750-4.2%
Fayetteville, NC$99,700-4.2%
Madison, WI$99,680-4.3%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$99,660-4.3%
Kansas City, MO-KS$99,630-4.3%
Vineland, NJ$99,620-4.3%
Jacksonville, FL$99,500-4.4%
Abilene, TX$99,460-4.5%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$99,440-4.5%
Lima, OH$99,290-4.6%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$99,290-4.6%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$99,150-4.8%
Rockford, IL$99,150-4.8%
Bowling Green, KY$99,090-4.8%
Knoxville, TN$99,070-4.8%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$98,970-4.9%
Longview-Kelso, WA$98,910-5.0%
Traverse City, MI$98,900-5.0%
Amarillo, TX$98,830-5.1%
Birmingham, AL$98,810-5.1%
Fresno, CA$98,740-5.2%
Urban Honolulu, HI$98,740-5.2%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$98,730-5.2%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$98,680-5.2%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$98,680-5.2%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$98,670-5.2%
Topeka, KS$98,620-5.3%
Ames, IA$98,610-5.3%
Binghamton, NY$98,560-5.3%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$98,550-5.3%
Reading, PA$98,540-5.4%
Sheboygan, WI$98,450-5.4%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$98,400-5.5%
Springfield, MA$98,380-5.5%
Flagstaff, AZ$98,150-5.7%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$98,140-5.7%
Charleston, WV$98,050-5.8%
Pittsburgh, PA$98,050-5.8%
Rocky Mount, NC$98,040-5.8%
Salem, OR$98,010-5.9%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$97,950-5.9%
Akron, OH$97,920-5.9%
Canton-Massillon, OH$97,900-6.0%
Bloomington, IN$97,830-6.0%
Owensboro, KY$97,810-6.1%
Idaho Falls, ID$97,540-6.3%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$97,400-6.4%
Cleveland, OH$97,220-6.6%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$97,200-6.6%
Rochester, MN$97,100-6.7%
Johnson City, TN$97,040-6.8%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$97,030-6.8%
Oklahoma City, OK$96,930-6.9%
Albany, OR$96,710-7.1%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$96,690-7.1%
Waco, TX$96,680-7.1%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$96,610-7.2%
Sandusky, OH$96,580-7.2%
Ocala, FL$96,520-7.3%
Jackson, TN$96,290-7.5%
Iowa City, IA$96,190-7.6%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$96,180-7.6%
Bay City, MI$96,000-7.8%
Wheeling, WV-OH$95,900-7.9%
Burlington, NC$95,870-7.9%
Flint, MI$95,850-7.9%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$95,850-7.9%
Glens Falls, NY$95,820-8.0%
Wichita Falls, TX$95,710-8.1%
Winston-Salem, NC$95,600-8.2%
Lewiston, ID-WA$95,580-8.2%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$95,530-8.2%
Fond du Lac, WI$95,410-8.4%
Las Cruces, NM$95,370-8.4%
Fort Wayne, IN$95,310-8.5%
Jackson, MI$95,280-8.5%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$95,250-8.5%
Evansville, IN$95,220-8.5%
Monroe, MI$95,190-8.6%
Toledo, OH$95,170-8.6%
Port St. Lucie, FL$95,150-8.6%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$95,000-8.8%
Lawrence, KS$94,990-8.8%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$94,940-8.8%
Lynchburg, VA$94,630-9.1%
Wichita, KS$94,610-9.1%
Montgomery, AL$94,570-9.2%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$94,560-9.2%
Killeen-Temple, TX$94,520-9.2%
Green Bay, WI$94,450-9.3%
Rapid City, SD$94,180-9.5%
York-Hanover, PA$94,160-9.6%
Paducah, KY-IL$94,060-9.7%
Medford, OR$94,030-9.7%
Utica-Rome, NY$93,980-9.7%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$93,970-9.7%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$93,860-9.8%
Tallahassee, FL$93,810-9.9%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$93,800-9.9%
Dothan, AL$93,750-10.0%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$93,650-10.0%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$93,550-10.1%
Gainesville, GA$93,420-10.3%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$93,310-10.4%
Lebanon, PA$93,210-10.5%
Twin Falls, ID$93,190-10.5%
Omaha, NE-IA$93,180-10.5%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$93,060-10.6%
Clarksville, TN-KY$92,940-10.7%
Springfield, IL$92,920-10.7%
Visalia, CA$92,770-10.9%
Yuma, AZ$92,230-11.4%
Punta Gorda, FL$92,220-11.4%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$91,820-11.8%
Columbus, GA-AL$91,430-12.2%
El Paso, TX$91,430-12.2%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$91,430-12.2%
Boise City, ID$91,340-12.3%
Lubbock, TX$91,110-12.5%
Saginaw, MI$91,040-12.6%
Dalton, GA$90,940-12.7%
St. Cloud, MN$90,670-12.9%
State College, PA$90,530-13.0%
Duluth, MN-WI$90,490-13.1%
Kingston, NY$90,150-13.4%
Sherman-Denison, TX$90,070-13.5%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$89,960-13.6%
Missoula, MT$89,730-13.8%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$89,720-13.8%
Springfield, OH$89,520-14.0%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$89,380-14.1%
Jefferson City, MO$89,120-14.4%
Mansfield, OH$88,770-14.7%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$88,770-14.7%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$88,770-14.7%
Bozeman, MT$87,840-15.6%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$87,690-15.8%
Fargo, ND-MN$86,330-17.1%
Morgantown, WV$86,270-17.1%
Williamsport, PA$86,110-17.3%
Muncie, IN$86,010-17.4%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$85,740-17.6%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$85,490-17.9%
Appleton, WI$85,260-18.1%
Kenosha, WI$84,780-18.6%
St. George, UT$84,690-18.7%
Cedar Rapids, IA$84,630-18.7%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$84,370-19.0%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$83,920-19.4%
College Station-Bryan, TX$83,760-19.5%
Lancaster, PA$83,710-19.6%
Terre Haute, IN$83,550-19.7%
Joplin, MO-KS$83,430-19.9%
Elmira, NY$83,220-20.1%
Yakima, WA$83,220-20.1%
Manhattan, KS$83,200-20.1%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$82,900-20.4%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$82,800-20.5%
Lafayette, LA$82,520-20.7%
Columbia, MO$82,200-21.0%
Kankakee, IL$81,840-21.4%
Jackson, MS$81,300-21.9%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$80,500-22.7%
Morristown, TN$80,490-22.7%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$80,180-23.0%
Springfield, MO$80,020-23.1%
Merced, CA$79,600-23.5%
Wausau, WI$79,340-23.8%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$79,300-23.8%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$78,950-24.2%
Altoona, PA$78,670-24.4%
Eau Claire, WI$78,360-24.7%
Hattiesburg, MS$76,770-26.3%
Jonesboro, AR$76,690-26.3%
Johnstown, PA$76,210-26.8%
San Angelo, TX$75,930-27.1%
Gainesville, FL$75,490-27.5%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$74,400-28.5%
Puerto Rico$72,240-30.6%
Guam$61,510-40.9%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.