17 Series · SOC 17-2141

Mechanical Engineers

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$102,320

per year

Median Hourly

$49.19/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$110,080

average

Employment

286,760

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$68,740$81,800$102,320$130,290$161,240
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$33.05$39.33$49.19$62.64$77.52
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$68,740

25th Percentile

$81,800

Median

$102,320

75th Percentile

$130,290

90th Percentile

$161,240

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. New Mexico $141,490 2. District of Columbia $130,000 3. Alaska $129,990 4. California $126,370 5. Massachusetts $122,670

Lowest Paying States

49. Guam $60,700 50. Puerto Rico $62,520 51. Arkansas $78,570 52. Nebraska $82,510 53. North Dakota $84,020
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# State Median Salary vs National
1 New Mexico $141,490 +38% above national
2 District of Columbia $130,000 +27% above national
3 Alaska $129,990 +27% above national
4 California $126,370 +24% above national
5 Massachusetts $122,670 +20% above national
6 Wyoming $116,910 +14% above national
7 Rhode Island $115,270 +13% above national
8 Louisiana $114,050 +11% above national
9 Maryland $111,740 +9% above national
10 Washington $109,370 +7% above national
11 Texas $108,240 +6% above national
12 Colorado $108,060 +6% above national
13 New Jersey $107,020 +5% above national
14 Connecticut $106,600 +4% above national
15 Delaware $106,020 +4% above national
16 South Carolina $105,360 +3% above national
17 New York $105,130 +3% above national
18 New Hampshire $103,890 +2% above national
19 Idaho $103,660 +1% above national
20 Michigan $102,730 same as national
21 Arizona $102,510 same as national
22 Maine $101,500 1% below national
23 Oregon $101,290 1% below national
24 North Carolina $100,990 1% below national
25 West Virginia $100,610 2% below national
26 Vermont $100,520 2% below national
27 Illinois $99,730 3% below national
28 Kentucky $99,410 3% below national
29 Virginia $99,350 3% below national
30 Tennessee $99,330 3% below national
31 Montana $99,250 3% below national
32 Indiana $99,200 3% below national
33 Utah $99,050 3% below national
34 Minnesota $98,980 3% below national
35 Nevada $98,110 4% below national
36 Iowa $97,570 5% below national
37 Alabama $97,550 5% below national
38 Pennsylvania $97,450 5% below national
39 Florida $97,190 5% below national
40 Georgia $96,820 5% below national
41 Ohio $96,330 6% below national
42 Hawaii $95,250 7% below national
43 Wisconsin $94,820 7% below national
44 Missouri $91,890 10% below national
45 Kansas $91,770 10% below national
46 Mississippi $90,730 11% below national
47 South Dakota $90,590 11% below national
48 Oklahoma $90,510 12% below national
49 North Dakota $84,020 18% below national
50 Nebraska $82,510 19% below national
51 Arkansas $78,570 23% below national
52 Puerto Rico $62,520 39% below national
53 Guam $60,700 41% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $181,480 2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $147,730 3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $145,640 4. Salinas, CA $141,420 5. Baton Rouge, LA $132,850

Lowest Paying Metros

460. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $62,930 461. Springfield, OH $69,450 462. East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $70,130 463. Fort Smith, AR-OK $71,150 464. San Angelo, TX $72,800
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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $181,480 +77% above national
2 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $147,730 +44% above national
3 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $145,640 +42% above national
4 Salinas, CA $141,420 +38% above national
5 Baton Rouge, LA $132,850 +30% above national
6 Alaska nonmetropolitan area $130,910 +28% above national
7 Anchorage, AK $129,990 +27% above national
8 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $129,190 +26% above national
9 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $128,660 +26% above national
10 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $126,870 +24% above national
11 Bellingham, WA $124,440 +22% above national
12 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $124,160 +21% above national
13 Lexington Park, MD $123,300 +21% above national
14 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $122,920 +20% above national
15 Corpus Christi, TX $122,890 +20% above national
16 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $122,760 +20% above national
17 Chico, CA $122,370 +20% above national
18 Midland, TX $122,270 +19% above national
19 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $121,060 +18% above national
20 Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area $120,790 +18% above national
21 Kennewick-Richland, WA $120,260 +18% above national
22 Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $119,810 +17% above national
23 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $119,690 +17% above national
24 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $119,590 +17% above national
25 Barnstable Town, MA $119,250 +17% above national
26 Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $118,390 +16% above national
27 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $117,930 +15% above national
28 Cheyenne, WY $117,380 +15% above national
29 Fairbanks-College, AK $117,060 +14% above national
30 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $116,460 +14% above national
31 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $116,370 +14% above national
32 North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $116,340 +14% above national
33 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $115,700 +13% above national
34 Peoria, IL $115,350 +13% above national
35 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $114,290 +12% above national
36 Tyler, TX $113,710 +11% above national
37 Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $112,910 +10% above national
38 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $112,310 +10% above national
39 Decatur, AL $112,190 +10% above national
40 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $111,940 +9% above national
41 Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area $111,900 +9% above national
42 Vallejo, CA $111,540 +9% above national
43 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $111,270 +9% above national
44 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $110,960 +8% above national
45 Tucson, AZ $110,730 +8% above national
46 Boulder, CO $110,650 +8% above national
47 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $110,530 +8% above national
48 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $110,410 +8% above national
49 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $110,390 +8% above national
50 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $110,300 +8% above national
51 Tuscaloosa, AL $110,030 +8% above national
52 Tallahassee, FL $108,900 +6% above national
53 Morgantown, WV $108,740 +6% above national
54 Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $108,720 +6% above national
55 Ann Arbor, MI $108,680 +6% above national