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Mechanical Engineers salary in Fayetteville, AR

The median mechanical engineers in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR earns $80,180 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,176 a month.

10th percentile
$60,890
25th percentile
$74,430
Median percentile
$80,180
75th percentile
$103,500
90th percentile
$138,190

Based on 260 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$62,110 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,180
Federal income tax−$8,810
Social Security + Medicare−$6,134
Arkansas income tax (approx.)−$3,127
Monthly take-home$5,176
Every two weeks$2,389

Does it go far here?

$87,769Median pay in Fayetteville, AR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.4 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,157 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Fayetteville, AR

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$254,690
Marketing Managers$175,260
Financial Managers$147,410
Sales Managers$147,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers$141,940
Industrial Production Managers$136,410
Chief Executives$134,640
Nurse Practitioners$127,380

All mechanical engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Arkansas