US Salary Data

May 2025 OEWS estimate

Mechanical Engineer Salary in the United States

The national median annual salary is $104,110. This page compares official BLS estimates across 44 major metro areas with publishable data.

National salary overview

Median annual salary

$104,110

Mean annual salary

$113,610

Employment estimate

296,810

National annual salary percentiles

Mechanical Engineer national annual salary percentilesFive BLS percentile estimates positioned on a zero-based annual salary scale. The median is shown as a square.P10P25P50P75P90$0$164,340
Mechanical Engineer national annual salary percentiles values
PercentileAnnual salary
P10$73,990
P25$84,130
P50$104,110
P75$132,590
P90$164,340
MeasureAnnual salary
10th percentile$73,990
25th percentile$84,130
50th percentile$104,110
75th percentile$132,590
90th percentile$164,340

Highest-paying metros in this dataset

Ranked by annual median salary. This is not a cost-of-living or quality-of-life ranking.

  1. 1. San Jose, CA$168,030
  2. 2. San Francisco, CA$161,370
  3. 3. Baton Rouge, LA$135,530
  4. 4. Denver, CO$128,180
  5. 5. Washington, DC$126,990
  6. 6. Seattle, WA$126,590
  7. 7. Houston, TX$125,350
  8. 8. Los Angeles, CA$123,900
  9. 9. Sacramento, CA$120,970
  10. 10. Boston, MA$119,300

Largest employment markets