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Mechanical Engineers Salary by City
Mechanical Engineers Salary by City (2026)
342 metro areas · National average: $102,436 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Mechanical Engineers salaries across 342 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $159,270
$147,730
$100,540
$224,620
San Francisco, CA $150,900
$145,640
$97,070
$207,610
Santa Cruz, CA $137,310
$129,190
$82,650
$205,330
Santa Maria, CA $134,190
$122,760
$81,540
$173,230
Baton Rouge, LA $133,980
$132,850
$74,850
$201,860
Salinas, CA $132,380
$141,420
$66,670
$177,550
Boulder, CO $131,360
$110,650
$77,540
$190,690
Houston, TX $131,270
$126,870
$77,980
$195,310
Kennewick, WA $128,810
$120,260
$82,240
$173,010
Midland, TX $127,380
$122,270
$71,600
$189,210
San Diego, CA $127,210
$128,660
$84,120
$170,840
Washington, DC $127,090
$121,060
$81,060
$181,540
Logan, UT $125,220
$103,210
$63,170
$223,370
Augusta, GA $125,150
$122,920
$70,470
$171,690
Bellingham, WA $124,130
$124,440
$77,780
$166,470
Chico, CA $124,090
$122,370
$62,190
$181,410
Seattle, WA $123,780
$117,930
$81,600
$168,150
Lexington Park, MD $123,540
$123,300
$79,190
$164,980
Denver, CO $122,340
$110,530
$78,750
$176,300
Boston, MA $122,090
$124,160
$79,970
$168,720
Columbus, IN $121,330
$108,040
$85,630
$175,600
Beaumont, TX $121,210
$119,590
$77,010
$165,090
Corpus Christi, TX $121,090
$122,890
$72,080
$161,910
Los Angeles, CA $120,890
$114,290
$69,990
$175,840
Vallejo, CA $120,800
$111,540
$79,760
$159,570
New York, NY $120,550
$111,270
$77,230
$168,270
Fairbanks, AK $120,430
$117,060
$81,340
$154,410
Barnstable Town, MA $120,400
$119,250
$80,930
$155,870
Tucson, AZ $120,320
$110,730
$83,790
$180,420
Lake Charles, LA $120,040
$106,780
$79,620
$172,950
Tyler, TX $119,840
$113,710
$80,680
$164,080
Bridgeport, CT $119,410
$110,960
$83,340
$160,480
Santa Rosa, CA $119,400
$112,310
$72,730
$178,020
New Orleans, LA $119,310
$119,690
$79,360
$164,310
Allentown, PA $119,250
$106,590
$71,360
$182,930
Anchorage, AK $119,140
$129,990
$75,040
$159,970
Austin, TX $118,860
$110,410
$62,800
$176,310
Bakersfield, CA $118,630
$116,460
$75,230
$169,790
Sacramento, CA $118,190
$116,370
$76,250
$168,260
Providence, RI $117,980
$110,390
$79,460
$170,810
Athens, GA $117,780
$103,040
$65,240
$138,960
Tuscaloosa, AL $117,360
$110,030
$73,110
$162,480
Decatur, AL $117,030
$112,190
$76,650
$157,080
Albany, NY $117,000
$111,940
$77,480
$160,900
Oxnard, CA $116,390
$110,300
$77,100
$158,100
Slidell, LA $116,270
$98,070
$62,770
$171,770
Baltimore, MD $116,070
$106,880
$77,520
$169,270
Cheyenne, WY $115,670
$117,380
$67,550
$168,270
Amherst Town, MA $115,570
$115,700
$67,260
$172,770
Jackson, TN $115,280
$95,210
$66,980
$140,650
Huntsville, AL $114,720
$102,780
$76,230
$171,840
Stockton, CA $113,920
$103,330
$65,880
$165,620
Peoria, IL $113,630
$115,350
$73,250
$161,780
Idaho Falls, ID $113,560
$98,850
$63,980
$151,700
Ann Arbor, MI $113,540
$108,680
$76,810
$148,240
Hartford, CT $113,180
$104,950
$76,190
$155,570
Kiryas Joel, NY $112,910
$101,380
$73,200
$164,870
Dallas, TX $112,450
$104,410
$67,580
$165,220
Worcester, MA $112,180
$106,150
$66,140
$162,540
Colorado Springs, CO $111,240
$104,240
$67,850
$147,700
Victoria, TX $111,200
$101,710
$72,980
$140,370
Durham, NC $111,160
$101,560
$75,240
$169,540
Olympia, WA $110,950
$95,690
$71,220
$162,610
New Haven, CT $110,910
$102,050
$72,740
$161,530
Manchester, NH $110,660
$105,280
$75,060
$156,750
Syracuse, NY $110,460
$103,870
$75,820
$157,290
Portland, OR $110,260
$103,010
$76,600
$144,970
Fort Collins, CO $110,200
$101,020
$71,990
$158,060
Atlanta, GA $110,170
$98,880
$67,080
$157,290
Philadelphia, PA $110,040
$102,180
$73,220
$158,070
Bremerton, WA $109,710
$107,100
$76,090
$142,810
Detroit, MI $109,660
$104,420
$77,220
$147,830
Lexington, KY $109,640
$104,940
$78,670
$141,920
Charleston, SC $109,570
$107,140
$73,470
$140,410
Minneapolis, MN $109,450
$100,740
$73,510
$155,880
Jacksonville, NC $109,250
$106,850
$80,860
$154,400
Salem, OR $109,160
$95,260
$65,790
$157,480
San Antonio, TX $109,040
$101,710
$73,330
$156,050
Chattanooga, TN $108,890
$103,670
$72,540
$150,320
Redding, CA $108,770
$103,790
$60,120
$163,840
Odessa, TX $108,670
$102,870
$61,180
$157,000
Mobile, AL $108,630
$100,970
$72,160
$151,450
Killeen, TX $108,620
$106,170
$62,110
$159,210
Pensacola, FL $108,560
$100,810
$60,660
$157,620
Wilmington, NC $108,560
$100,340
$71,470
$169,300
Savannah, GA $108,260
$98,700
$74,300
$141,630
Greensboro, NC $108,230
$106,430
$74,390
$136,700
Orlando, FL $108,010
$104,250
$65,150
$160,130
Hagerstown, MD $107,600
$101,810
$73,870
$140,490
Riverside, CA $107,440
$101,800
$62,350
$158,620
Charleston, WV $107,390
$107,750
$62,210
$167,750
Lafayette, IN $107,270
$107,460
$60,190
$138,940
Charlotte, NC $107,150
$100,990
$74,420
$150,300
Phoenix, AZ $107,140
$102,300
$71,690
$157,430
Portland, ME $107,120
$101,570
$70,180
$136,280
Chicago, IL $107,040
$100,390
$67,490
$150,430
Las Vegas, NV $106,940
$96,050
$64,650
$158,330
Crestview, FL $106,920
$103,950
$66,730
$160,140
Springfield, IL $106,920
$96,240
$60,820
$139,290
Cincinnati, OH $106,780
$100,580
$74,840
$163,760
Fond du Lac, WI $106,740
$106,930
$76,250
$135,570
Palm Bay, FL $106,630
$102,310
$73,410
$155,080
Raleigh, NC $106,490
$102,750
$65,180
$155,460
Modesto, CA $106,440
$99,090
$60,920
$176,460
Greeley, CO $106,410
$97,990
$73,380
$150,550
San Luis Obispo, CA $106,360
$102,200
$69,520
$139,030
Waterbury, CT $106,220
$104,270
$69,000
$140,010
Spokane, WA $106,140
$96,190
$70,950
$141,380
Asheville, NC $106,020
$98,350
$61,430
$173,410
Corvallis, OR $106,000
$103,830
$77,100
$136,000
Knoxville, TN $105,890
$95,710
$63,930
$157,340
Pittsfield, MA $105,890
$103,380
$67,380
$154,340
Brownsville, TX $105,880
$107,740
$61,370
$154,210
Richmond, VA $105,840
$101,210
$71,900
$152,640
Panama City, FL $105,760
$102,030
$70,570
$134,430
Houma, LA $105,670
$101,510
$70,120
$153,820
Clarksville, TN $105,600
$108,470
$66,370
$141,090
Dothan, AL $105,520
$83,290
$53,750
$190,300
Greenville, SC $105,520
$98,290
$67,830
$160,360
Niles, MI $105,430
$102,880
$76,550
$131,210
Atlantic City, NJ $105,130
$100,350
$64,210
$154,800
Ithaca, NY $104,930
$95,460
$74,370
$157,870
Abilene, TX $104,890
$97,530
$65,690
$147,490
Waterloo, IA $104,870
$97,570
$62,100
$172,750
Charlottesville, VA $104,800
$97,520
$62,800
$159,890
Burlington, VT $104,640
$99,720
$78,720
$140,140
Florence, SC $104,620
$100,890
$63,550
$157,110
Springfield, MA $104,620
$96,230
$67,180
$153,660
Lansing, MI $104,610
$97,690
$65,310
$152,620
Erie, PA $104,560
$103,850
$63,460
$169,870
Sherman, TX $104,530
$98,480
$72,480
$137,770
Longview, TX $104,330
$101,050
$69,970
$138,540
Kingsport, TN $104,030
$98,820
$74,790
$141,920
Morgantown, WV $104,030
$108,740
$62,620
$134,430
Salt Lake City, UT $104,020
$100,580
$72,220
$136,060
Topeka, KS $103,980
$98,250
$70,830
$161,630
Davenport, IA $103,880
$100,090
$74,780
$132,370
Tulsa, OK $103,850
$99,200
$74,100
$141,330
Billings, MT $103,780
$101,800
$58,090
$153,710
Rochester, MN $103,730
$101,650
$73,840
$149,790
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $103,680
$99,090
$70,570
$147,430
Memphis, TN $103,650
$101,100
$67,480
$134,060
Macon, GA $103,600
$90,600
$65,600
$156,770
Parkersburg, WV $103,480
$106,430
$72,910
$137,420
Toledo, OH $103,370
$90,400
$60,780
$136,110
Waco, TX $103,350
$95,830
$59,530
$154,150
Trenton, NJ $103,240
$101,560
$67,360
$137,070
Longview, WA $103,190
$95,720
$70,330
$145,680
Madison, WI $103,010
$96,680
$75,610
$135,710
Buffalo, NY $102,730
$96,890
$66,140
$144,240
Pittsburgh, PA $102,690
$97,580
$66,200
$142,230
Birmingham, AL $102,570
$94,430
$60,630
$157,910
Pueblo, CO $102,570
$97,560
$64,910
$130,870
Bangor, ME $102,410
$103,820
$76,700
$130,440
La Crosse, WI $102,370
$96,820
$75,730
$125,790
Reno, NV $102,320
$98,490
$69,170
$143,470
College Station, TX $102,290
$96,590
$64,590
$138,950
Tampa, FL $102,190
$93,610
$64,470
$151,020
Warner Robins, GA $102,140
$94,930
$70,140
$136,840
Kalamazoo, MI $102,070
$98,980
$63,760
$139,360
Paducah, KY $101,950
$94,110
$71,000
$147,260
Tallahassee, FL $101,880
$108,900
$54,460
$151,160
Florence, AL $101,750
$100,330
$55,110
$139,110
Wenatchee, WA $101,630
$97,110
$63,710
$132,290
Elizabethtown, KY $101,600
$94,670
$78,100
$135,320
Ames, IA $101,570
$103,020
$68,540
$132,650
Rochester, NY $101,440
$99,510
$70,060
$137,780
Indianapolis, IN $101,400
$96,230
$63,040
$142,960
Owensboro, KY $101,300
$98,010
$63,840
$127,220
Walla Walla, WA $101,250
$98,540
$65,700
$134,430
Casper, WY $101,210
$102,090
$66,490
$127,590
Spartanburg, SC $100,990
$102,010
$66,540
$132,140
Dayton, OH $100,970
$98,270
$62,280
$140,470
Des Moines, IA $100,910
$88,500
$59,020
$177,080
Bloomington, IL $100,820
$98,110
$66,870
$127,390
Albany, OR $100,650
$97,100
$71,970
$140,900
Coeur d'Alene, ID $100,460
$88,970
$73,210
$134,850
Virginia Beach, VA $100,430
$97,470
$76,020
$134,370
Battle Creek, MI $100,390
$100,800
$60,600
$132,050
Yuba City, CA $100,380
$96,310
$58,740
$143,130
Jacksonville, FL $100,350
$95,640
$63,770
$141,860
Gulfport, MS $100,310
$95,640
$62,540
$134,430
Champaign, IL $100,200
$96,000
$63,490
$147,390
Columbia, SC $100,110
$97,580
$63,650
$139,060
Decatur, IL $100,110
$100,100
$65,410
$131,660
Iowa City, IA $100,030
$97,000
$65,840
$143,750
Urban Honolulu, HI $100,000
$94,000
$74,180
$125,780
Ogden, UT $99,990
$95,940
$71,700
$133,540
Watertown, NY $99,970
$100,040
$69,370
$130,340
Sebastian, FL $99,940
$101,940
$62,400
$167,500
Sioux Falls, SD $99,850
$94,780
$70,840
$128,610
Kenosha, WI $99,640
$93,150
$63,730
$152,520
Miami, FL $99,580
$93,350
$56,360
$147,100
Janesville, WI $99,520
$95,810
$69,270
$133,420
Bend, OR $99,490
$98,290
$75,700
$126,120
Amarillo, TX $99,480
$98,560
$75,300
$130,400
South Bend, IN $99,430
$93,430
$62,990
$142,290
Milwaukee, WI $99,230
$96,620
$69,290
$130,820
Kansas City, MO $99,160
$100,780
$75,600
$128,590
Auburn, AL $99,120
$81,930
$59,100
$142,260
El Paso, TX $99,040
$90,250
$49,250
$157,670
Rapid City, SD $99,040
$90,460
$72,770
$154,950
Flint, MI $98,960
$92,460
$58,480
$130,130
Vineland, NJ $98,940
$96,400
$77,310
$125,770
Greenville, NC $98,770
$97,860
$66,010
$129,260
Port St. Lucie, FL $98,650
$83,970
$60,300
$166,090
Texarkana, TX $98,610
$100,100
$61,550
$142,820
Provo, UT $98,550
$94,380
$59,990
$137,130
Saginaw, MI $98,490
$99,290
$63,720
$131,990
Carson City, NV $98,360
$92,540
$72,210
$137,540
Chambersburg, PA $98,300
$102,350
$61,780
$132,470
Daphne, AL $98,250
$92,800
$68,390
$144,620
Bloomington, IN $98,020
$95,040
$66,000
$132,380
Glens Falls, NY $97,970
$98,720
$62,020
$129,330
Duluth, MN $97,810
$85,930
$66,680
$121,470
Columbus, OH $97,710
$97,860
$63,330
$133,080
Boise City, ID $97,680
$99,450
$61,550
$135,190
Medford, OR $97,610
$91,720
$70,580
$127,360
Merced, CA $97,370
$88,250
$58,910
$151,030
Harrisburg, PA $97,360
$96,050
$64,730
$134,910
Huntington, WV $97,350
$98,040
$61,070
$127,920
Kingston, NY $97,230
$94,660
$69,100
$129,630
Sheboygan, WI $97,230
$93,270
$75,240
$129,070
Wheeling, WV $97,220
$96,070
$62,660
$135,620
Cleveland, OH $97,110
$93,990
$63,700
$132,950
Roanoke, VA $96,760
$98,920
$67,200
$131,130
Evansville, IN $96,630
$86,570
$63,080
$137,470
Visalia, CA $96,620
$96,070
$60,300
$132,740
Monroe, MI $96,610
$95,910
$62,540
$132,430
Fresno, CA $96,560
$90,410
$52,480
$162,930
Shreveport, LA $96,370
$83,080
$63,320
$146,840
Wausau, WI $96,330
$95,580
$63,490
$129,460
Lafayette, LA $96,280
$79,850
$55,200
$168,000
Elkhart, IN $96,060
$93,410
$65,660
$127,920
Johnson City, TN $96,040
$92,130
$64,150
$123,670
Fayetteville, NC $96,030
$93,230
$57,710
$135,600
Reading, PA $96,000
$96,680
$62,680
$126,560
Wichita, KS $95,960
$91,770
$65,690
$132,630
Kokomo, IN $95,940
$102,450
$81,530
$102,450
Albany, GA $95,920
$89,860
$60,430
$132,130
Binghamton, NY $95,820
$89,610
$59,280
$129,540
Dover, DE $95,780
$92,040
$68,970
$133,940
Green Bay, WI $95,680
$93,610
$62,610
$131,610
Ocala, FL $95,620
$87,260
$60,780
$128,780
Sioux City, IA $95,530
$90,590
$71,460
$135,760
Prescott Valley, AZ $95,510
$94,450
$65,290
$129,880
Midland, MI $95,470
$93,190
$59,900
$133,680
Oshkosh, WI $95,400
$86,200
$62,140
$137,570
Bozeman, MT $95,360
$88,960
$63,750
$131,660
Rockford, IL $95,320
$92,840
$62,000
$127,470
Dalton, GA $94,970
$84,110
$66,550
$132,120
Oklahoma City, OK $94,960
$86,940
$67,570
$131,020
Eugene, OR $94,890
$89,160
$70,530
$131,070
Monroe, LA $94,860
$89,700
$45,040
$129,230
Elmira, NY $94,800
$91,800
$67,730
$126,670
Lewiston, ID $94,660
$92,490
$65,940
$125,580
Rocky Mount, NC $94,570
$96,380
$66,400
$126,840
Wichita Falls, TX $94,540
$94,270
$62,940
$125,790
Appleton, WI $94,430
$92,300
$65,520
$125,550
Utica, NY $94,430
$94,280
$62,540
$123,090
Yakima, WA $94,430
$86,840
$61,610
$133,240
Winston, NC $94,320
$87,970
$54,030
$135,230
Grand Junction, CO $94,290
$88,290
$61,530
$128,600
Omaha, NE $94,280
$90,580
$64,740
$132,770
Sumter, SC $94,050
$90,790
$64,280
$130,970
Canton, OH $93,810
$89,010
$61,420
$136,400
McAllen, TX $93,800
$84,570
$57,990
$141,650
Las Cruces, NM $93,740
$92,290
$65,670
$127,970
Nashville, TN $93,720
$101,600
$39,730
$138,980
Gainesville, FL $93,690
$83,080
$60,650
$136,120
Grand Rapids, MI $93,550
$92,420
$61,130
$129,460
Bowling Green, KY $93,530
$90,360
$72,010
$122,970
St. Louis, MO $93,510
$86,390
$62,810
$132,500
Racine, WI $93,290
$86,820
$69,330
$125,180
St. Cloud, MN $93,270
$89,040
$70,640
$121,430
Hickory, NC $93,040
$84,450
$59,940
$137,280
York, PA $93,000
$87,480
$63,830
$126,270
Cedar Rapids, IA $92,920
$82,890
$65,520
$133,180
Manhattan, KS $92,910
$90,620
$65,300
$135,380
Goldsboro, NC $92,890
$89,880
$61,780
$125,100
North Port, FL $92,880
$88,250
$58,090
$133,310
Lawrence, KS $92,790
$80,860
$64,360
$140,380
Weirton, WV $92,760
$89,830
$59,770
$134,780
Grand Forks, ND $92,400
$81,260
$51,980
$129,640
Muskegon, MI $92,380
$81,930
$60,650
$131,070
Akron, OH $92,330
$85,620
$63,350
$126,560
Lakeland, FL $92,090
$85,560
$57,960
$137,070
Fort Wayne, IN $92,070
$85,900
$60,760
$128,860
Montgomery, AL $91,940
$82,550
$62,710
$132,590
Gainesville, GA $91,830
$84,590
$69,600
$122,390
Terre Haute, IN $91,810
$84,370
$60,420
$133,100
Fargo, ND $91,730
$84,020
$62,080
$132,290
Lancaster, PA $91,670
$84,970
$63,820
$127,400
Scranton, PA $91,650
$85,570
$58,920
$127,350
Traverse City, MI $91,100
$85,940
$63,250
$124,080
Jackson, MI $91,050
$87,660
$60,220
$127,800
Anniston, AL $90,990
$93,300
$60,430
$118,670
Burlington, NC $90,870
$85,960
$59,160
$129,900
Lubbock, TX $90,700
$87,040
$51,260
$134,940
Lynchburg, VA $90,510
$83,270
$63,200
$129,560
State College, PA $90,390
$89,000
$61,810
$122,240
Lincoln, NE $90,300
$81,990
$64,970
$129,290
Mankato, MN $90,260
$86,390
$64,560
$123,380
Little Rock, AR $90,050
$90,830
$57,910
$134,290
Lima, OH $89,990
$81,090
$72,140
$123,570
Eau Claire, WI $89,930
$81,260
$61,600
$126,510
Kankakee, IL $89,840
$92,050
$59,620
$124,230
Jackson, MS $89,690
$78,360
$60,440
$136,930
Naples, FL $89,640
$86,390
$41,120
$143,710
Columbia, MO $89,350
$89,090
$60,390
$116,960
Blacksburg, VA $89,160
$81,920
$50,760
$113,920
Deltona, FL $89,120
$82,240
$54,580
$136,940
Muncie, IN $89,070
$83,570
$60,600
$122,020
St. Joseph, MO $88,830
$87,010
$63,080
$111,300
Lebanon, PA $88,620
$79,510
$59,350
$123,160
Winchester, VA $88,170
$89,360
$49,780
$125,820
Gettysburg, PA $88,060
$75,810
$65,020
$117,960
Morristown, TN $87,850
$78,270
$61,790
$125,480
Fayetteville, AR $87,410
$77,900
$60,810
$127,470
Yuma, AZ $87,250
$86,940
$68,870
$117,170
Missoula, MT $87,070
$83,020
$66,500
$117,920
Cape Coral, FL $86,970
$85,200
$46,690
$127,990
Michigan City, IN $86,950
$78,550
$63,440
$120,330
San Angelo, TX $85,800
$72,800
$61,560
$140,020
Jefferson City, MO $85,500
$79,230
$59,060
$126,610
Sandusky, OH $85,290
$87,180
$62,080
$104,100
Staunton, VA $85,030
$82,110
$68,720
$116,710
Gadsden, AL $84,080
$81,710
$50,450
$122,130
Youngstown, OH $84,000
$79,310
$60,490
$106,060
St. George, UT $83,680
$82,310
$49,440
$120,090
Cape Girardeau, MO $83,110
$77,830
$56,350
$131,790
Joplin, MO $83,030
$80,670
$56,160
$112,490
Springfield, MO $82,960
$74,070
$57,120
$115,790
Williamsport, PA $82,740
$77,980
$57,790
$117,430
Mansfield, OH $82,590
$80,530
$48,520
$115,890
Altoona, PA $82,160
$77,350
$57,930
$120,730
Johnstown, PA $81,710
$77,160
$51,930
$110,490
Bay City, MI $78,600
$73,620
$56,140
$102,830
Jonesboro, AR $74,410
$74,530
$63,060
$97,830
Springfield, OH $74,140
$69,450
$47,080
$105,690
Fort Smith, AR $74,070
$71,150
$47,060
$109,160
San Juan, PR $70,080
$62,930
$46,290
$100,030
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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