Mechanical Engineers Salary

National and city-level salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025
$104,110
Median Salary
296,810
Total Employed
$113,610
Mean Salary

National Salary Range

$73,990 Median: $104,110 $164,340
P10: $73,990 P25: $84,130 P75: $132,590 P90: $164,340

How Much Do Mechanical Engineers Make?

The national median salary for mechanical engineers is $104,110, with a salary spread of $90,350 from the 10th to 90th percentile -- a 87% range that reflects differences in experience, location, and industry. The mean salary of $113,610 is higher than the median, indicating that top earners pull the average upward. The highest-paying metro area is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, where the median reaches $168,030.

Highest Paying Cities

$168,030
$135,530
Santa Cruz, CA
$132,920
Salinas, CA
$132,560
Augusta, GA-SC
$128,740
Peoria, IL
$128,710
$128,180
Columbus, IN
$127,700
Lexington Park, MD
$127,650

Where the Jobs Are

22,500
8,310
5,600
5,540

Salary by Metro Area

City Median P25 P75 Employment
San Jose, CA$168,030$134,460$201,6305,540
San Francisco, CA$161,370$128,330$183,9905,150
Baton Rouge, LA$135,530$106,480$168,960540
Santa Cruz, CA$132,920$108,700$165,070190
Salinas, CA$132,560$98,130$155,45070
Augusta, GA-SC$128,740$97,810$166,340980
Peoria, IL$128,710$100,700$159,5702,120
Denver, CO$128,180$98,600$149,7904,530
Columbus, IN$127,700$98,620$127,7001,000
Lexington Park, MD$127,650$104,460$147,910670
Ann Arbor, MI$127,310$98,360$132,0402,280
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV$126,990$100,800$160,2305,390
Seattle, WA$126,590$98,940$155,2904,500
Lake Charles, LA$126,090$85,190$163,280110
Bridgeport, CT$125,780$98,690$133,620650
Houston, TX$125,350$99,080$164,6408,310
Midland, TX$125,200$99,270$168,850250
Kennewick, WA$124,780$99,880$161,720570
Boulder, CO$124,360$97,800$161,8101,130
Corpus Christi, TX$124,340$95,620$153,070280
Los Angeles, CA$123,900$96,010$146,8508,780
Fairbanks, AK$122,760$105,710$138,39050
Cheyenne, WY$122,500$104,990$139,62060
Beaumont, TX$122,280$97,200$156,770470
San Diego, CA$121,750$96,860$151,9203,370
Anchorage, AK$121,610$92,280$157,610270
Santa Maria, CA$121,130$101,670$153,970390
Sacramento, CA$120,970$100,410$141,5601,480
Santa Rosa, CA$120,650$92,370$144,880150
Myrtle Beach, SC$120,070$101,800$141,15060
Bakersfield, CA$119,790$92,500$142,850560
Boston, MA-NH$119,300$97,660$140,8706,890
Slidell, LA$118,920$82,160$160,160100
New Orleans, LA$117,990$83,790$139,860530
Stockton, CA$117,420$81,610$138,600220
Oxnard, CA$117,380$99,310$138,740950
Baltimore, MD$116,700$95,070$154,9803,050
Logan, UT-ID$116,680$81,400$169,250210
Decatur, AL$115,750$94,040$138,840310
Napa, CA$112,670$83,170$136,57030
Odessa, TX$111,700$89,950$143,160120
Providence, RI-MA$111,360$90,950$144,6401,750
Wenatchee, WA$111,030$83,200$136,71040
Charleston, SC$110,820$90,050$133,580940
Tuscaloosa, AL$110,520$85,320$131,40090
Barnstable Town, MA$110,200$98,010$129,20070
Burlington, VT$110,200$86,820$129,020390
New York, NY-NJ$109,990$92,180$137,0606,960
Bremerton, WA$109,550$83,100$126,340750
Greensboro, NC$109,540$88,850$137,0401,260
Detroit, MI$109,470$98,770$133,41022,500
Colorado Springs, CO$109,370$92,440$134,860500
Parkersburg, WV$109,370$88,020$130,50070
Worcester, MA$109,250$90,330$133,380660
Midland, MI$109,230$79,990$124,920120
Chico, CA$109,210$83,730$158,45040
Asheville, NC$108,630$92,340$129,260330
Pittsfield, MA$108,570$94,010$127,20070
Florence, AL$108,510$83,560$134,99080
Walla Walla, WA$108,510$80,800$126,17070
Greeley, CO$108,500$93,030$136,310150
Manchester, NH$108,360$90,060$132,0301,080
Greenville, NC$108,340$83,690$129,410120
Albany, NY$108,310$87,140$134,700930
Billings, MT$107,930$82,890$132,760120
Las Vegas, NV$107,600$93,540$133,730640
Tulsa, OK$107,440$85,210$129,2201,060
Portland, ME$107,060$87,060$127,540630
Erie, PA$106,890$77,680$136,480590
Vallejo, CA$106,800$86,090$132,930130
Corvallis, OR$106,700$91,780$161,43070
Austin, TX$106,690$92,130$145,0901,790
Chattanooga, TN-GA$106,660$87,400$130,410510
Bellingham, WA$106,580$89,010$144,160180
Crestview, FL$106,560$83,230$131,550250
Amherst Town, MA$106,490$86,370$126,75040
Olympia, WA$106,340$79,820$135,73070
Texarkana, TX-AR$106,330$78,470$115,44070
Niles, MI$106,320$83,920$135,590550
Tyler, TX$106,240$96,610$140,680160
Charlottesville, VA$106,130$84,530$136,720170
Hartford, CT$105,980$85,030$134,7501,690
Redding, CA$105,980$84,990$126,17060
Mobile, AL$105,670$80,620$138,050510
Pueblo, CO$105,580$90,200$124,66070
Bangor, ME$105,450$79,270$119,42040
Dallas, TX$105,420$87,200$132,8405,600
Kokomo, IN$105,410$98,760$129,830300
Grand Junction, CO$105,210$72,340$133,09090
Portland, OR-WA$105,020$95,630$130,6802,520
Syracuse, NY$105,020$85,400$130,530620
Modesto, CA$104,990$81,150$126,850120
Spartanburg, SC$104,990$85,620$127,030520
New Haven, CT$104,950$86,080$133,540530
Riverside, CA$104,910$82,970$130,1901,420
Hagerstown, MD-WV$104,840$87,710$131,040340
San Antonio, TX$104,620$93,360$134,8901,480
Albany, GA$104,500$78,880$134,08040
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD$104,410$84,960$129,8004,850
Davenport, IA-IL$104,320$83,360$131,720930
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$104,220$81,960$132,4903,310
Hilton Head Island, SC$104,150$81,330$146,53040
Richmond, VA$104,130$83,270$123,380640
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$104,110$81,840$122,750390
Sebastian, FL$103,850$79,190$126,55060
Lexington, KY$103,820$81,950$125,510900
Florence, SC$103,800$80,110$130,210130
Macon, GA$103,700$79,920$116,76050
Gulfport, MS$103,450$77,360$129,880410
Orlando, FL$103,380$82,830$128,9201,720
Ogden, UT$103,100$85,280$123,0101,030
Waterbury, CT$102,990$83,760$125,660410
Allentown, PA-NJ$102,980$85,700$133,650880
Fort Collins, CO$102,820$84,090$130,190450
Palm Bay, FL$102,630$79,690$128,7801,440
Panama City, FL$102,610$88,280$130,850410
Elizabethtown, KY$102,590$85,990$120,690450
Huntsville, AL$102,450$87,210$132,5702,150
Brownsville, TX$102,350$79,280$133,110230
Columbia, SC$102,280$80,550$127,220450
La Crosse, WI-MN$102,280$85,840$127,360190
San Luis Obispo, CA$102,270$80,020$128,050140
Roanoke, VA$102,160$82,870$107,080280
Chicago, IL-IN$102,070$83,140$130,3106,900
Atlanta, GA$102,020$80,360$133,7703,070
Savannah, GA$101,990$84,990$126,170190
Charlotte, NC-SC$101,950$85,180$126,1802,470
Kalamazoo, MI$101,830$80,950$126,470490
Goldsboro, NC$101,800$73,190$106,08030
Carson City, NV$101,690$90,600$134,81090
Durham, NC$101,650$84,750$129,310620
Greenville, SC$101,570$84,160$133,5601,800
Reno, NV$101,520$78,480$125,960570
Salt Lake City, UT$101,500$82,890$129,1501,600
Trenton, NJ$101,470$85,300$129,580200
Chambersburg, PA$101,400$78,620$125,330130
Mankato, MN$101,350$81,140$125,37080
Yuba City, CA$101,270$84,680$130,50040
Warner Robins, GA$101,190$86,640$124,940340
Dayton, OH$101,180$80,120$126,1501,180
Minneapolis, MN-WI$101,180$83,940$130,0304,450
Bend, OR$101,130$84,890$119,37070
Wilmington, NC$101,100$81,270$126,610190
Champaign, IL$101,090$81,590$125,290150
Casper, WY$101,010$88,530$139,25060
Sumter, SC$101,010$80,280$122,31040
Phoenix, AZ$100,980$82,410$129,3903,660
Battle Creek, MI$100,950$79,650$123,470230
Dover, DE$100,900$60,760$117,11080
Monroe, LA$100,740$56,490$125,90040
Columbus, OH$100,730$79,230$106,9602,630
Pensacola, FL$100,700$76,110$127,640250
Lafayette, IN$100,690$80,740$129,520510
North Port, FL$100,640$79,150$127,590220
Bloomington, IL$100,500$81,330$133,450100
Winchester, VA-WV$100,380$59,050$131,62040
Lincoln, NE$100,360$79,890$124,800160
Provo, UT$100,360$83,520$126,470240
St. Louis, MO-IL$100,340$79,740$120,0202,190
Shreveport, LA$100,310$76,280$133,100110
Tampa, FL$100,290$85,340$127,3301,220
Virginia Beach, VA-NC$100,280$80,020$123,2002,210
Auburn, AL$100,230$82,300$114,350100
Longview, TX$100,230$81,210$125,780230
Rochester, NY$100,160$81,450$121,2201,040
Raleigh, NC$100,000$81,420$124,3601,810
Ithaca, NY$99,990$84,410$127,04070
Jacksonville, NC$99,780$78,230$115,92050
Tucson, AZ$99,750$93,610$128,700980
Fayetteville, NC$99,700$87,120$118,47070
Madison, WI$99,680$80,610$121,590770
Miami, FL$99,660$78,490$127,8102,000
Kansas City, MO-KS$99,630$83,320$120,9904,330
Vineland, NJ$99,620$84,650$119,59050
Jacksonville, FL$99,500$70,970$129,9601,210
Abilene, TX$99,460$79,730$123,90050
Nashville, TN$99,440$80,410$130,420990
Lima, OH$99,290$78,250$128,67050
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$99,290$76,370$119,5801,320
Anniston, AL$99,150$86,730$116,36060
Rockford, IL$99,150$82,330$125,050640
Bowling Green, KY$99,090$78,210$121,310130
Knoxville, TN$99,070$78,790$126,880760
Athens, GA$98,970$76,880$120,48050
Longview, WA$98,910$83,930$132,32080
Traverse City, MI$98,900$78,040$116,160140
Amarillo, TX$98,830$79,170$119,170130
Birmingham, AL$98,810$77,310$126,000780
Fresno, CA$98,740$76,760$125,640260
Urban Honolulu, HI$98,740$85,820$117,350490
Milwaukee, WI$98,730$79,070$109,6802,200
Atlantic City, NJ$98,680$78,300$121,04030
Indianapolis, IN$98,680$79,880$128,6602,140
Spokane, WA$98,670$79,550$125,310450
Topeka, KS$98,620$83,660$102,540160
Ames, IA$98,610$82,440$106,080120
Binghamton, NY$98,560$83,930$109,310140
Lansing, MI$98,550$80,650$121,590650
Reading, PA$98,540$77,900$121,920430
Sheboygan, WI$98,450$77,360$121,050250
Blacksburg, VA$98,400$78,040$110,190170
Springfield, MA$98,380$81,030$125,590290
Flagstaff, AZ$98,150$78,570$125,98040
Cape Coral, FL$98,140$75,040$124,750140
Charleston, WV$98,050$81,000$145,64060
Pittsburgh, PA$98,050$80,030$123,7203,470
Rocky Mount, NC$98,040$82,500$118,140130
Salem, OR$98,010$79,770$117,690150
Elkhart, IN$97,950$80,630$105,770720
Akron, OH$97,920$78,610$107,8401,000
Canton, OH$97,900$80,840$110,590530
Bloomington, IN$97,830$78,950$124,01090
Owensboro, KY$97,810$77,200$116,41050
Idaho Falls, ID$97,540$82,310$107,310190
Watertown, NY$97,400$77,240$109,88050
Cleveland, OH$97,220$78,760$106,9502,300
Buffalo, NY$97,200$79,050$119,400780
Rochester, MN$97,100$81,960$129,840120
Johnson City, TN$97,040$80,550$120,52060
Kiryas Joel, NY$97,030$78,670$125,300230
Oklahoma City, OK$96,930$81,440$118,730710
Albany, OR$96,710$82,300$109,66050
Prescott Valley, AZ$96,690$78,070$121,56060
Waco, TX$96,680$83,160$127,220200
Grand Rapids, MI$96,610$76,960$110,2303,170
Sandusky, OH$96,580$75,840$105,270140
Ocala, FL$96,520$80,440$119,540120
Jackson, TN$96,290$76,060$108,69080
Iowa City, IA$96,190$77,540$109,78060
Pinehurst, NC$96,180$78,710$107,25030
Bay City, MI$96,000$76,370$124,74060
Wheeling, WV-OH$95,900$85,600$113,01040
Burlington, NC$95,870$80,410$115,94080
Flint, MI$95,850$78,850$121,300180
Huntington, WV-KY-OH$95,850$72,570$117,910160
Glens Falls, NY$95,820$77,310$111,79040
Wichita Falls, TX$95,710$73,680$104,98060
Winston, NC$95,600$77,650$114,010480
Lewiston, ID-WA$95,580$79,730$101,50040
Daphne, AL$95,530$76,190$109,61070
Fond du Lac, WI$95,410$79,190$128,750210
Las Cruces, NM$95,370$76,540$114,920--
Fort Wayne, IN$95,310$77,740$125,880560
Jackson, MI$95,280$74,390$107,430190
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$95,250$79,100$106,88070
Evansville, IN$95,220$79,340$116,570220
Monroe, MI$95,190$78,190$121,900160
Toledo, OH$95,170$77,880$108,510620
Port St. Lucie, FL$95,150$79,250$124,790110
Harrisburg, PA$95,000$78,040$116,470470
Lawrence, KS$94,990$80,510$118,95060
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$94,940$68,960$118,94040
Lynchburg, VA$94,630$79,320$119,210200
Wichita, KS$94,610$77,580$115,990800
Montgomery, AL$94,570$77,900$103,120330
Kingsport, TN-VA$94,560$83,950$128,350240
Killeen, TX$94,520$79,260$127,640110
Green Bay, WI$94,450$75,290$106,480460
Rapid City, SD$94,180$81,370$106,920140
York, PA$94,160$77,870$118,990690
Paducah, KY-IL$94,060$75,410$124,33090
Medford, OR$94,030$78,440$112,86060
Utica, NY$93,980$75,580$105,550130
Naples, FL$93,970$67,950$117,50070
Muskegon, MI$93,860$77,820$118,520280
Tallahassee, FL$93,810$70,240$121,650180
Little Rock, AR$93,800$73,920$126,230330
Dothan, AL$93,750$70,990$112,92040
Eugene, OR$93,650$77,240$111,680140
Janesville, WI$93,550$74,890$110,440150
Gainesville, GA$93,420$75,980$100,770260
Racine, WI$93,310$79,600$100,390290
Lebanon, PA$93,210$73,610$124,36070
Twin Falls, ID$93,190$79,680$103,11040
Omaha, NE-IA$93,180$74,820$108,210490
Michigan City, IN$93,060$73,230$121,490110
Clarksville, TN-KY$92,940$65,790$117,100150
Springfield, IL$92,920$77,340$119,88090
Visalia, CA$92,770$70,540$121,90090
Yuma, AZ$92,230$76,960$103,310100
Punta Gorda, FL$92,220$69,990$129,270--
Deltona, FL$91,820$77,610$109,060210
Columbus, GA-AL$91,430$78,330$117,38080
El Paso, TX$91,430$63,870$119,440200
Grand Forks, ND-MN$91,430$76,690$106,94090
Boise City, ID$91,340$75,860$106,390480
Lubbock, TX$91,110$76,090$120,740130
Saginaw, MI$91,040$76,790$101,830250
Dalton, GA$90,940$74,800$121,47090
St. Cloud, MN$90,670$78,430$110,300120
State College, PA$90,530$79,010$102,920110
Duluth, MN-WI$90,490$76,760$100,340230
Kingston, NY$90,150$80,410$110,56060
Sherman, TX$90,070$78,040$127,50070
Hickory, NC$89,960$70,290$114,050250
Missoula, MT$89,730$75,700$119,83080
Lakeland, FL$89,720$68,000$122,940230
Springfield, OH$89,520$79,040$103,92070
Youngstown, OH$89,380$73,800$99,650240
Jefferson City, MO$89,120$76,160$111,22060
Mansfield, OH$88,770$72,850$96,77080
South Bend, IN-MI$88,770$72,850$107,740190
Waterloo, IA$88,770$78,360$112,090190
Bozeman, MT$87,840$77,300$102,160110
Coeur d'Alene, ID$87,690$75,000$118,23090
Fargo, ND-MN$86,330$76,890$106,930290
Morgantown, WV$86,270$76,400$118,44040
Williamsport, PA$86,110$72,580$105,26090
Muncie, IN$86,010$80,770$103,44060
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$85,740$76,470$105,430190
Des Moines, IA$85,490$79,130$105,930390
Appleton, WI$85,260$77,790$102,470460
Kenosha, WI$84,780$75,500$102,430140
St. George, UT$84,690$73,390$102,74070
Cedar Rapids, IA$84,630$77,020$102,970350
Staunton, VA$84,370$70,610$107,870190
Scranton, PA$83,920$70,890$102,770360
College Station, TX$83,760$61,590$112,290100
Lancaster, PA$83,710$78,040$106,090560
Terre Haute, IN$83,550$65,840$107,10090
Joplin, MO-KS$83,430$73,040$101,860110
Elmira, NY$83,220$77,350$108,22050
Yakima, WA$83,220$77,340$120,21040
Manhattan, KS$83,200$70,560$102,66090
Houma, LA$82,900$77,410$125,11060
Oshkosh, WI$82,800$75,820$102,220330
Lafayette, LA$82,520$76,660$124,580160
Columbia, MO$82,200$76,030$102,96080
Kankakee, IL$81,840$76,200$105,67040
Jackson, MS$81,300$62,210$100,170230
McAllen, TX$80,500$71,430$115,72090
Morristown, TN$80,490$70,510$106,72050
Fayetteville, AR$80,180$74,430$103,500260
Springfield, MO$80,020$71,090$103,550210
Merced, CA$79,600$64,060$105,88040
Wausau, WI$79,340$73,960$98,240240
Weirton, WV-OH$79,300$76,120$101,10040
Fort Smith, AR-OK$78,950$76,760$101,280150
Altoona, PA$78,670$72,200$102,75070
Eau Claire, WI$78,360$72,990$97,970160
Hattiesburg, MS$76,770$62,770$102,79040
Jonesboro, AR$76,690$65,620$93,680160
Johnstown, PA$76,210$60,710$105,30070
San Angelo, TX$75,930$63,350$98,59090
Gainesville, FL$75,490$56,570$98,790180
San Juan, PR$74,400$50,630$102,960430

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average mechanical engineers salary?
The national median salary for mechanical engineers is $104,110 as of May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The mean (average) salary is $113,610. Salaries range from $73,990 at the 10th percentile to $164,340 at the 90th percentile.
Where do mechanical engineers earn the most?
The highest-paying metro areas for mechanical engineers are San Jose, CA ($168,030), San Francisco, CA ($161,370), Baton Rouge, LA ($135,530). These figures reflect median salaries from BLS government data.
How many mechanical engineers jobs are there in the U.S.?
There are approximately 296,810 mechanical engineers employed across the United States as of May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 OEWS. This data reflects occupational employment and wage estimates and may not capture total compensation including equity, bonuses, or benefits.