Mechanical Engineers Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 529 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Mechanical Engineers

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Northern New Mexico $181,480 30
San Jose, CA $147,730 3,910
San Francisco, CA $145,640 4,670
New Mexico $141,490 1,690
Salinas, CA $141,420 60
Baton Rouge, LA $132,850 480

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $130,910 70
      Alaska $129,990 530
      Anchorage, AK $129,990 400
      Fairbanks, AK $117,060 40
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Decatur, AL $112,190 320
      Tuscaloosa, AL $110,030 70
      Huntsville, AL $102,780 2,020
      Mobile, AL $100,970 550
      Florence, AL $100,330 100
      Alabama $97,550 5,480
      Birmingham, AL $94,430 870
      Southwest Alabama $94,370 70
      Anniston, AL $93,300 60
      Daphne, AL $92,800 90
      Southeast Alabama $90,910 100
      Northeast Alabama $86,420 210
      Dothan, AL $83,290 60
      Montgomery, AL $82,550 240
      Auburn, AL $81,930 130
      Gadsden, AL $81,710 30
      Northwest Alabama $81,330 110
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Little Rock, AR $90,830 220
      South Arkansas $81,620 150
      Arkansas $78,570 1,150
      Fayetteville, AR $77,900 230
      West Arkansas $77,070 60
      North Arkansas $76,380 60
      Jonesboro, AR $74,530 150
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $71,150 90
      East Arkansas $70,130 70
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tucson, AZ $110,730 1,440
      Arizona $102,510 5,440
      Phoenix, AZ $102,300 3,640
      Flagstaff, AZ $98,150 40
      Arizona $95,770 40
      Prescott Valley, AZ $94,450 60
      Yuma, AZ $86,940 120
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $147,730 3,910
      San Francisco, CA $145,640 4,670
      Salinas, CA $141,420 60
      Santa Cruz, CA $129,190 200
      San Diego, CA $128,660 3,320
      California $126,370 27,090
      Santa Maria, CA $122,760 390
      Chico, CA $122,370 50
      Bakersfield, CA $116,460 560
      Sacramento, CA $116,370 1,230
      North Coast Region of California $116,340 40
      Los Angeles, CA $114,290 8,280
      Napa, CA $112,670 30
      Santa Rosa, CA $112,310 170
      Vallejo, CA $111,540 130
      Oxnard, CA $110,300 800
      Redding, CA $103,790 60
      Stockton, CA $103,330 200
      San Luis Obispo, CA $102,200 130
      Riverside, CA $101,800 1,450
      Modesto, CA $99,090 140
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $97,980 40
      Yuba City, CA $96,310 40
      Visalia, CA $96,070 100
      Fresno, CA $90,410 340
      Merced, CA $88,250 50
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Colorado $123,490 —
      Boulder, CO $110,650 1,100
      Denver, CO $110,530 3,870
      Colorado $108,060 6,850
      Colorado Springs, CO $104,240 820
      Northwest Colorado $102,370 50
      Fort Collins, CO $101,020 530
      Greeley, CO $97,990 160
      Pueblo, CO $97,560 50
      Grand Junction, CO $88,290 130
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $110,960 1,340
      Connecticut $106,600 5,310
      Hartford, CT $104,950 1,710
      Waterbury, CT $104,270 380
      New Haven, CT $102,050 560
      Connecticut $99,460 130
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $121,060 5,080
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $106,020 530
      Sussex Delaware $101,810 40
      Dover, DE $92,040 60
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tallahassee, FL $108,900 100
      Orlando, FL $104,250 1,500
      Crestview, FL $103,950 210
      Palm Bay, FL $102,310 1,200
      Panama City, FL $102,030 340
      Sebastian, FL $101,940 30
      Pensacola, FL $100,810 150
      Florida $97,190 8,860
      Jacksonville, FL $95,640 630
      North Florida $94,760 30
      Tampa, FL $93,610 1,260
      Miami, FL $93,350 1,720
      Punta Gorda, FL $92,220 —
      North Port, FL $88,250 250
      Ocala, FL $87,260 140
      Naples, FL $86,390 80
      Lakeland, FL $85,560 150
      Cape Coral, FL $85,200 130
      Port St. Lucie, FL $83,970 120
      Gainesville, FL $83,080 100
      Deltona, FL $82,240 150
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Augusta, GA-SC $122,920 610
      Athens, GA $103,040 70
      Atlanta, GA $98,880 2,720
      Savannah, GA $98,700 240
      Middle Georgia $97,230 140
      Georgia $96,820 5,180
      Warner Robins, GA $94,930 350
      South Georgia $93,180 170
      Columbus, GA-AL $91,430 80
      Macon, GA $90,600 50
      Albany, GA $89,860 40
      East Georgia $89,190 70
      Gainesville, GA $84,590 240
      Dalton, GA $84,110 120
      North Georgia $82,340 150
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $60,700 90
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $95,250 460
      Urban Honolulu, HI $94,000 420
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ames, IA $103,020 160
      Davenport, IA-IL $100,090 1,110
      Southeast Iowa $99,320 750
      Iowa $97,570 4,230
      Waterloo, IA $97,570 290
      Iowa City, IA $97,000 70
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $90,590 60
      Des Moines, IA $88,500 650
      Northeast Iowa $84,300 160
      Cedar Rapids, IA $82,890 400
      Northwest Iowa $80,040 310
      Southwest Iowa $79,050 130
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Idaho $103,660 970
      Boise City, ID $99,450 320
      Northwestern Idaho $99,110 50
      Idaho Falls, ID $98,850 190
      Twin Falls, ID $93,190 40
      Lewiston, ID-WA $92,490 30
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $88,970 70
      Southeast-Central Idaho $86,380 70
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Peoria, IL $115,350 1,080
      Chicago, IL-IN $100,390 6,050
      Decatur, IL $100,100 60
      Illinois $99,730 9,920
      Bloomington, IL $98,110 120
      East Central Illinois $97,740 180
      Springfield, IL $96,240 80
      Champaign, IL $96,000 180
      Rockford, IL $92,840 600
      Kankakee, IL $92,050 40
      South Illinois $86,310 100
      West Central Illinois $83,700 240
      Northwest Illinois $83,480 200
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, IN $108,040 1,340
      Lafayette, IN $107,460 470
      Southern Indiana $106,650 1,000
      Kokomo, IN $102,450 150
      Indiana $99,200 8,650
      Indianapolis, IN $96,230 1,990
      Bloomington, IN $95,040 70
      South Bend, IN-MI $93,430 190
      Elkhart, IN $93,410 640
      Central Indiana $92,570 360
      Evansville, IN $86,570 210
      Fort Wayne, IN $85,900 650
      Terre Haute, IN $84,370 80
      Muncie, IN $83,570 70
      Northern Indiana $83,460 620
      Michigan City, IN $78,550 120
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Topeka, KS $98,250 100
      Kansas $91,770 4,120
      Wichita, KS $91,770 850
      Manhattan, KS $90,620 130
      Kansas $82,830 790
      Lawrence, KS $80,860 70
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington, KY $104,940 810
      Kentucky $99,410 3,050
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $99,090 1,040
      Owensboro, KY $98,010 30
      Elizabethtown, KY $94,670 130
      West Kentucky $94,580 130
      Paducah, KY-IL $94,110 110
      Central Kentucky $92,030 250
      Bowling Green, KY $90,360 90
      East Kentucky $89,010 30
      South Central Kentucky $86,220 160
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $132,850 480
      New Orleans, LA $119,690 550
      Louisiana $114,050 1,650
      Lake Charles, LA $106,780 70
      Houma, LA $101,510 60
      Slidell, LA $98,070 80
      Central Louisiana $93,960 60
      Monroe, LA $89,700 50
      Southwest Louisiana $84,340 40
      Shreveport, LA $83,080 60
      Lafayette, LA $79,850 110
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $124,160 8,050
      Massachusetts $122,670 9,430
      Barnstable Town, MA $119,250 120
      Amherst Town, MA $115,700 50
      Massachusetts $112,910 40
      Worcester, MA $106,150 800
      Pittsfield, MA $103,380 80
      Springfield, MA $96,230 350
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington Park, MD $123,300 690
      Maryland $111,740 6,330
      Baltimore, MD $106,880 2,910
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $101,810 300
      Maryland $79,360 70
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bangor, ME $103,820 50
      Portland, ME $101,570 680
      Maine $101,500 940
      Southwest Maine $91,850 110
      Northeast Maine $83,390 40
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ann Arbor, MI $108,680 2,140
      Detroit, MI $104,420 19,740
      Niles, MI $102,880 640
      Michigan $102,730 31,830
      Battle Creek, MI $100,800 220
      Saginaw, MI $99,290 830
      Southern Michigan $99,130 750
      Kalamazoo, MI $98,980 470
      Lansing, MI $97,690 730
      Monroe, MI $95,910 170
      Midland, MI $93,190 90
      Flint, MI $92,460 230
      Grand Rapids, MI $92,420 2,790
      Jackson, MI $87,660 190
      Traverse City, MI $85,940 150
      Mid Michigan $85,300 420
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $85,250 250
      Northern Michigan $84,200 360
      Muskegon, MI $81,930 250
      Bay City, MI $73,620 60
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rochester, MN $101,650 150
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $100,740 4,510
      Minnesota $98,980 5,970
      Southeast Minnesota $90,140 250
      St. Cloud, MN $89,040 110
      Mankato, MN $86,390 130
      Duluth, MN-WI $85,930 240
      Northeast Minnesota $85,730 40
      Southwest Minnesota $85,400 210
      Northwest Minnesota $79,540 370
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $100,780 3,700
      Missouri $91,890 3,950
      Columbia, MO $89,090 80
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $87,010 40
      St. Louis, MO-IL $86,390 1,730
      Joplin, MO-KS $80,670 80
      North Missouri $79,560 80
      Central Missouri $79,240 120
      Jefferson City, MO $79,230 40
      Southeast Missouri $78,640 90
      Southwest Missouri $78,340 40
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $77,830 50
      Springfield, MO $74,070 170
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lower West Mississippi $106,870 140
      Gulfport, MS $95,640 400
      West Delta Mississippi $93,130 60
      Mississippi $90,730 1,210
      Lower East Mississippi $89,610 60
      Upper East Mississippi $85,000 220
      Jackson, MS $78,360 190
      Hattiesburg, MS $76,770 40
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Billings, MT $101,800 90
      Montana $99,250 580
      Southwest Montana $95,100 50
      West Montana $95,100 100
      Bozeman, MT $88,960 120
      Missoula, MT $83,020 50
      East-Central Montana $81,010 —
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jacksonville, NC $106,850 40
      Greensboro, NC $106,430 1,060
      Raleigh, NC $102,750 1,270
      Durham, NC $101,560 660
      Charlotte, NC-SC $100,990 3,010
      North Carolina $100,990 9,390
      Wilmington, NC $100,340 180
      Asheville, NC $98,350 240
      Greenville, NC $97,860 130
      Rocky Mount, NC $96,380 250
      Pinehurst, NC $96,180 30
      Eastern North Carolina $93,620 570
      Fayetteville, NC $93,230 70
      Goldsboro, NC $89,880 40
      Winston, NC $87,970 400
      Central North Carolina $86,090 280
      Burlington, NC $85,960 90
      Hickory, NC $84,450 240
      Western North Carolina $81,100 300
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      West North Dakota $85,330 —
      East North Dakota $85,280 130
      Fargo, ND-MN $84,020 320
      North Dakota $84,020 770
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $81,260 80
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $90,580 400
      Nebraska $82,510 860
      Lincoln, NE $81,990 160
      Northeast Nebraska $79,730 110
      South Nebraska $76,950 110
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Hampshire $106,160 280
      Manchester, NH $105,280 940
      New Hampshire $103,890 2,580
      Southwestern New Hampshire $101,950 280
      Central New Hampshire $97,040 230
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $107,020 4,440
      Trenton, NJ $101,560 180
      Atlantic City, NJ $100,350 40
      Vineland, NJ $96,400 70
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Mexico $181,480 30
      New Mexico $141,490 1,690
      Eastern New Mexico $96,250 70
      Las Cruces, NM $92,290 180
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Balance of Nevada $101,550 70
      Reno, NV $98,490 450
      Nevada $98,110 1,090
      Las Vegas, NV $96,050 500
      Carson City, NV $92,540 50
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albany, NY $111,940 1,050
      New York, NY-NJ $111,270 6,440
      New York $105,130 8,420
      Syracuse, NY $103,870 620
      Capital/Northern New York $101,680 80
      Kiryas Joel, NY $101,380 180
      Watertown, NY $100,040 50
      Rochester, NY $99,510 1,190
      Southwest New York $99,040 290
      Glens Falls, NY $98,720 40
      Buffalo, NY $96,890 780
      Ithaca, NY $95,460 90
      Kingston, NY $94,660 60
      Utica, NY $94,280 150
      Elmira, NY $91,800 50
      Binghamton, NY $89,610 140
      Central East New York $88,170 160
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $100,580 3,990
      Dayton, OH $98,270 1,530
      Columbus, OH $97,860 2,950
      Ohio $96,330 16,420
      Cleveland, OH $93,990 2,400
      Toledo, OH $90,400 700
      West Northwestern Ohio $89,150 1,200
      Canton, OH $89,010 570
      Sandusky, OH $87,180 120
      Southern Ohio $85,700 190
      Akron, OH $85,620 970
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $83,770 870
      Eastern Ohio $83,110 190
      Lima, OH $81,090 90
      Mansfield, OH $80,530 130
      Youngstown, OH $79,310 240
      Springfield, OH $69,450 130
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Oklahoma $100,160 130
      Northwest Oklahoma $99,230 90
      Tulsa, OK $99,200 770
      Oklahoma $90,510 2,250
      Northeast Oklahoma $87,600 100
      Oklahoma City, OK $86,940 860
      Southeast Oklahoma $82,790 100
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Central Oregon $108,720 70
      Corvallis, OR $103,830 50
      Portland, OR-WA $103,010 2,650
      Oregon $101,290 3,080
      Bend, OR $98,290 90
      Albany, OR $97,100 90
      Salem, OR $95,260 130
      Coast Oregon $93,850 70
      Medford, OR $91,720 60
      Eugene, OR $89,160 130
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $130,000 590
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Allentown, PA-NJ $106,590 1,130
      Erie, PA $103,850 570
      Chambersburg, PA $102,350 190
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $102,180 5,010
      Pittsburgh, PA $97,580 3,570
      Pennsylvania $97,450 14,300
      Reading, PA $96,680 420
      Harrisburg, PA $96,050 560
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $93,510 180
      State College, PA $89,000 150
      York, PA $87,480 680
      Scranton, PA $85,570 390
      Lancaster, PA $84,970 520
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $83,080 350
      Lebanon, PA $79,510 60
      Central Pennsylvania $79,220 290
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $79,060 390
      Williamsport, PA $77,980 100
      Altoona, PA $77,350 80
      Johnstown, PA $77,160 60
      Gettysburg, PA $75,810 40
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $62,930 250
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $115,270 1,400
      Providence, RI-MA $110,390 1,650
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Myrtle Beach, SC $120,070 60
      Charleston, SC $107,140 790
      South Carolina $105,360 5,060
      Hilton Head Island, SC $104,150 40
      Spartanburg, SC $102,010 360
      Florence, SC $100,890 150
      Greenville, SC $98,290 1,470
      Columbia, SC $97,580 410
      Southern South Carolina $95,850 60
      Northwestern South Carolina $92,050 310
      Sumter, SC $90,790 50
      Northeastern South Carolina $78,410 120
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $94,780 320
      South Dakota $90,590 680
      Rapid City, SD $90,460 130
      East South Dakota $84,360 180
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Clarksville, TN-KY $108,470 150
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $103,670 460
      East Tennessee $102,210 130
      Nashville, TN $101,600 1,200
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $101,100 350
      South Central Tennessee $99,330 290
      Tennessee $99,330 3,680
      Kingsport, TN-VA $98,820 220
      West Tennessee $96,900 120
      Knoxville, TN $95,710 570
      Jackson, TN $95,210 50
      Johnson City, TN $92,130 30
      North Central Tennessee $86,320 100
      Morristown, TN $78,270 70
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Houston, TX $126,870 7,010
      Corpus Christi, TX $122,890 220
      Midland, TX $122,270 250
      Eastern Region of Texas $120,560 90
      Beaumont, TX $119,590 360
      Tyler, TX $113,710 150
      Northwestern Region of Texas $111,900 140
      Austin, TX $110,410 1,570
      Texas $108,240 18,790
      Brownsville, TX $107,740 130
      Killeen, TX $106,170 80
      Dallas, TX $104,410 5,140
      Border Region of Texas $103,650 40
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $103,430 160
      Odessa, TX $102,870 100
      San Antonio, TX $101,710 1,150
      Victoria, TX $101,710 40
      Longview, TX $101,050 190
      Texarkana, TX-AR $100,100 50
      Amarillo, TX $98,560 140
      Sherman, TX $98,480 40
      Hill Country Region of Texas $98,220 130
      Abilene, TX $97,530 70
      College Station, TX $96,590 50
      Waco, TX $95,830 140
      Wichita Falls, TX $94,270 50
      North Region of Texas $93,790 200
      El Paso, TX $90,250 200
      Lubbock, TX $87,040 110
      McAllen, TX $84,570 60
      San Angelo, TX $72,800 80
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Logan, UT-ID $103,210 200
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $102,850 170
      Salt Lake City, UT $100,580 1,670
      Utah $99,050 3,540
      Ogden, UT $95,940 1,100
      Provo, UT $94,380 250
      High Desert Utah $87,250 90
      St. George, UT $82,310 70
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Virginia $120,790 400
      Northern West Virginia $102,650 250
      Richmond, VA $101,210 560
      West Virginia $100,610 860
      Virginia $99,350 7,960
      Roanoke, VA $98,920 300
      Charlottesville, VA $97,520 160
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $97,470 2,200
      Southern West Virginia $91,520 50
      Northwest Virginia $89,610 60
      Winchester, VA-WV $89,360 40
      Southside Virginia $87,340 60
      Southwest Virginia $84,440 100
      Lynchburg, VA $83,270 250
      Staunton, VA $82,110 150
      Blacksburg, VA $81,920 170
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern Vermont $102,850 100
      Vermont $100,520 530
      Burlington, VT $99,720 350
      Northern Vermont $96,010 80
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bellingham, WA $124,440 140
      Kennewick, WA $120,260 710
      Seattle, WA $117,930 5,390
      Washington $109,370 9,350
      Bremerton, WA $107,100 690
      Eastern Washington $100,060 —
      Walla Walla, WA $98,540 80
      Wenatchee, WA $97,110 40
      Spokane, WA $96,190 400
      Longview, WA $95,720 110
      Olympia, WA $95,690 180
      Western Washington $94,400 100
      Yakima, WA $86,840 60
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fond du Lac, WI $106,930 270
      La Crosse, WI-MN $96,820 150
      Madison, WI $96,680 1,070
      Milwaukee, WI $96,620 2,540
      Janesville, WI $95,810 180
      Wausau, WI $95,580 200
      Wisconsin $94,820 8,060
      Green Bay, WI $93,610 450
      Sheboygan, WI $93,270 220
      Kenosha, WI $93,150 130
      Appleton, WI $92,300 380
      South Central Wisconsin $90,660 550
      Western Wisconsin $88,200 290
      Racine, WI $86,820 300
      Oshkosh, WI $86,200 350
      Northeastern Wisconsin $85,490 430
      Northwestern Wisconsin $82,100 100
      Eau Claire, WI $81,260 150
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Morgantown, WV $108,740 40
      Charleston, WV $107,750 110
      Parkersburg, WV $106,430 80
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $98,040 170
      Wheeling, WV-OH $96,070 60
      Weirton, WV-OH $89,830 50
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Western Wyoming $119,810 60
      Eastern Wyoming $118,390 100
      Cheyenne, WY $117,380 50
      Wyoming $116,910 300
      Casper, WY $102,090 90