Mechanical Engineers salary
The median pay for mechanical engineers in the United States is $104,110 a year. About 296,810 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $73,990
- 25th percentile
- $84,130
- Median percentile
- $104,110
- 75th percentile
- $132,590
- 90th percentile
- $164,340
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- New Mexico $157,710
- District of Columbia $133,300
- California $130,900
- Delaware $125,130
- Colorado $124,430
- Alaska $124,340
- Maryland $122,870
- Louisiana $119,540
- Massachusetts $119,300
- Wyoming $117,750
- Rhode Island $116,230
- Texas $112,410
- New Jersey $112,300
- Washington $110,430
- Vermont $107,330
- Connecticut $105,090
- Michigan $104,890
- South Carolina $104,580
- Virginia $104,180
- New Hampshire $103,660
- Oregon $103,470
- Illinois $102,680
- Nevada $102,680
- Utah $102,500
- New York $102,440
- Maine $102,430
- Oklahoma $101,850
- Kentucky $101,050
- North Carolina $100,720
- Georgia $100,620
- Arizona $100,270
- Florida $99,980
- Indiana $99,590
- Tennessee $99,550
- Missouri $99,330
- Minnesota $99,140
- Ohio $99,100
- Hawaii $98,740
- Mississippi $98,000
- Pennsylvania $97,920
- Iowa $97,700
- West Virginia $97,390
- Wisconsin $95,870
- Montana $94,190
- Idaho $93,190
- South Dakota $88,380
- Nebraska $88,060
- North Dakota $86,330
- Kansas $86,260
- Arkansas $80,180
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $168,030
- San Francisco, CA $161,370
- Baton Rouge, LA $135,530
- Santa Cruz, CA $132,920
- Salinas, CA $132,560
- Augusta, GA $128,740
- Peoria, IL $128,710
- Denver, CO $128,180
- Columbus, IN $127,700
- Lexington Park, MD $127,650
- Ann Arbor, MI $127,310
- Washington, DC $126,990
- Seattle, WA $126,590
- Lake Charles, LA $126,090
- Bridgeport, CT $125,780
- Houston, TX $125,350
- Midland, TX $125,200
- Kennewick, WA $124,780
- Boulder, CO $124,360
- Corpus Christi, TX $124,340
- Los Angeles, CA $123,900
- Fairbanks, AK $122,760
- Cheyenne, WY $122,500
- Beaumont, TX $122,280
- San Diego, CA $121,750
- Anchorage, AK $121,610
- Santa Maria, CA $121,130
- Sacramento, CA $120,970
- Santa Rosa, CA $120,650
- Myrtle Beach, SC $120,070
- Bakersfield, CA $119,790
- Boston, MA $119,300
- Slidell, LA $118,920
- New Orleans, LA $117,990
- Stockton, CA $117,420
- Oxnard, CA $117,380
- Baltimore, MD $116,700
- Logan, UT $116,680
- Decatur, AL $115,750
- Napa, CA $112,670
- Odessa, TX $111,700
- Providence, RI $111,360
- Wenatchee, WA $111,030
- Charleston, SC $110,820
- Tuscaloosa, AL $110,520
- Barnstable Town, MA $110,200
- Burlington, VT $110,200
- New York, NY $109,990
- Bremerton, WA $109,550
- Greensboro, NC $109,540
- Detroit, MI $109,470
- Colorado Springs, CO $109,370
- Parkersburg, WV $109,370
- Worcester, MA $109,250
- Midland, MI $109,230
- Chico, CA $109,210
- Asheville, NC $108,630
- Pittsfield, MA $108,570
- Florence, AL $108,510
- Walla Walla, WA $108,510
- Greeley, CO $108,500
- Manchester, NH $108,360
- Greenville, NC $108,340
- Albany, NY $108,310
- Billings, MT $107,930
- Las Vegas, NV $107,600
- Tulsa, OK $107,440
- Portland, ME $107,060
- Erie, PA $106,890
- Vallejo, CA $106,800
- Corvallis, OR $106,700
- Austin, TX $106,690
- Chattanooga, TN $106,660
- Bellingham, WA $106,580
- Crestview, FL $106,560
- Amherst Town, MA $106,490
- Olympia, WA $106,340
- Texarkana, TX $106,330
- Niles, MI $106,320
- Tyler, TX $106,240
- Charlottesville, VA $106,130
- Hartford, CT $105,980
- Redding, CA $105,980
- Mobile, AL $105,670
- Pueblo, CO $105,580
- Bangor, ME $105,450
- Dallas, TX $105,420
- Kokomo, IN $105,410
- Grand Junction, CO $105,210
- Portland, OR $105,020
- Syracuse, NY $105,020
- Modesto, CA $104,990
- Spartanburg, SC $104,990
- New Haven, CT $104,950
- Riverside, CA $104,910
- Hagerstown, MD $104,840
- San Antonio, TX $104,620
- Albany, GA $104,500
- Philadelphia, PA $104,410
- Davenport, IA $104,320
- Cincinnati, OH $104,220
- Hilton Head Island, SC $104,150
- Richmond, VA $104,130
- Memphis, TN $104,110
- Sebastian, FL $103,850
- Lexington, KY $103,820
- Florence, SC $103,800
- Macon, GA $103,700
- Gulfport, MS $103,450
- Orlando, FL $103,380
- Ogden, UT $103,100
- Waterbury, CT $102,990
- Allentown, PA $102,980
- Fort Collins, CO $102,820
- Palm Bay, FL $102,630
- Panama City, FL $102,610
- Elizabethtown, KY $102,590
- Huntsville, AL $102,450
- Brownsville, TX $102,350
- Columbia, SC $102,280