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Mechanical Engineer salary in United States
In the U.S., mechanical engineers (SOC 17-2141) earned a median $104,110 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 20 job ads for U.S. jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $136,215. The middle half of those ads list $106,063 to $194,875, based on 20 salaries from 10 employers, updated 31 Oct 2026.
Official benchmark · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mechanical Engineers: official U.S. pay, May 2025
In the U.S., mechanical engineers (SOC 17-2141) earned a median $104,110 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 20 job ads for U.S. jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $136,215.
- 10th percentile
- $73,990
- 25th percentile
- $84,130
- Median
- $104,110
- 75th percentile
- $132,590
- 90th percentile
- $164,340
Jobiba's job-ad median is 31% above the BLS median. The two figures measure different things. Jobiba's counts only job ads that state pay, so it reflects the employers that publish pay ranges; the largest in this sample are SharkNinja, DoorDash USA and OpenAI. BLS surveys employers of every size and industry and covers every worker in the occupation, not only open jobs.
Occupation: Mechanical Engineers (SOC 17-2141) · 296,810 jobs · per year, before tax. Annual wages of all wage and salary workers in the occupation across the U.S., all industries and employer sizes (self-employed excluded) — not only jobs that are advertised. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (public domain), retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Pay by state · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Where mechanical engineers earn the most, May 2025
New Mexico has the highest median for mechanical engineers (SOC 17-2141) at $157,710 a year; Guam has the lowest at $61,510. BLS publishes a figure for 53 states and territories.
| State | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | $157,710 | $128,080 – $162,880 | 2,710 |
| District of Columbia | $133,300 | $107,300 – $166,360 | 510 |
| California | $130,900 | $102,360 – $166,580 | 30,530 |
| Delaware | $125,130 | $97,920 – $128,140 | 610 |
| Colorado | $124,430 | $95,710 – $149,790 | 7,190 |
| Alaska | $124,340 | $92,280 – $157,610 | 380 |
| Maryland | $122,870 | $98,300 – $156,560 | 6,550 |
| Louisiana | $119,540 | $81,790 – $147,560 | 1,890 |
| Massachusetts | $119,300 | $96,440 – $140,590 | 7,680 |
| Wyoming | $117,750 | $100,060 – $140,600 | 230 |
| State | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guam | $61,510 | $51,790 – $75,440 | 140 |
| Puerto Rico | $72,240 | $50,630 – $100,190 | 490 |
| Arkansas | $80,180 | $65,620 – $103,850 | 1,410 |
| Kansas | $86,260 | $79,350 – $104,890 | 4,630 |
| North Dakota | $86,330 | $77,990 – $114,830 | 790 |
Annual wages of all wage and salary workers in the occupation in each state, all industries and employer sizes (self-employed excluded), per year before tax. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state data) (public domain).
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- Median in job ads
- $136,215
- a year
- 12-month range
- High $124,840
- Sep 2026
- Low $124,840 · Sep 2026
- Salaries
- 20
- from 10 employers
- Last updated
- 31 Oct 2026
- 12-month window to 31 Oct 2026
Salary range
Where listed pay sits
- 10th percentile
- $69,680
- 25th percentile
- $106,063
- Median
- $136,215
- 75th percentile
- $194,875
- 90th percentile
- $360,700
20 salaries · 201 live United States jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Based on 20 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 31 Oct 2026
Salary brackets
Mechanical Engineer salary brackets in United States
How the 20 comparable salary observations behind the percentile band above spread across USD pay brackets, annualised and United States only. Shares are of observations, not of employers.
| Pay bracket | Relative size | Share and count of listings |
|---|---|---|
| $50K–$100K | 25% 5 listings | |
| $100K–$150KMedian here | 30% 6 listings | |
| $150K–$200K | 20% 4 listings | |
| $200K–$250K | 5% 1 listing | |
| $250K–$300K | 5% 1 listing | |
| $300K–$350K | 0% 0 listings | |
| $350K–$400K | 15% 3 listings |
Brackets are equal-width and rounded; the open-ended rows collect the lowest and highest observations, and the bracket that holds the median is highlighted. Same cohort and outlier rules as the percentiles above.
Skills and pay
Skills linked to higher Mechanical Engineer pay in United States
How much higher or lower the median is for job posts that mention a skill. It shows an association, not a guarantee: better-paid jobs often bundle several scarce skills with senior scope. Skills with fewer than 8 salaries are left out.
| Skill | Pay premium chart | Pay premium |
|---|---|---|
| excelmedian $133,775 · 8 salaries | down −1.8% | |
| aimedian $122,400 · 14 salaries | down −10.1% |
Pay listed by employers
Latest Mechanical Engineer jobs that show their pay in United States
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Senior Mechanical Engineer, Propulsion Systems and IntegrationMach Industries · Senior level · posted 16 Oct 2026$140,000 – $180,000
- Mechanical Engineer, Consumer ElectronicsDoorDash USA · posted 16 Oct 2026$139,400 – $205,000
- Mechanical Engineering, Intern - Labs (Summer 2027)DoorDash USA · Entry level · posted 23 Oct 2026$89,100 – $131,000
- Data Center Mechanical EngineerAnthropic · Senior level · posted 17 Oct 2026$320,000 – $405,000
- Mechanical Engineer, PCBA Test Infrastructure, RoboticsOpenAI · posted 19 Oct 2026$318,000 – $423,000
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
20 salaries from 10 employers, posted between 31 Oct 2025 and 31 Oct 2026. Last updated 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
- Employer hiring-system feeds 90%
- Pay read from posting text 10%
Live jobs
Mechanical Engineer jobs in United States
- Senior Mechanical Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles
Aerovect · South San Francisco, California, United States
$144K – $180K/yr · listed by the employer
- Senior/Staff NPI Mechanical Engineer
OLIX · Austin, Texas, United States
- Thermo-Mechanical Engineer, Heat Exchanger
Antares · Los Angeles, California, USA
$145K – $190K/yr · listed by the employer
- Avionics Mechanical Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)
Impulse Space · Redondo Beach, California
$32/hr · listed by the employer
- Mechanical Engineer, Thermofluids
Fluidstack · Austin, Texas, United States
$210K – $260K/yr · listed by the employer
- Mechanical Engineer III - Design
Voyager Technologies, Inc. · Reno, Nevada, United States
$108.8K – $155.3K/yr · listed by the employer
Reading this number
What this number does—and does not—mean
The range summarizes salary-listed Jobiba jobs in United States. It is not a promise of what one employer will pay, and it is not converted from another country's currency. Experience, city, seniority, skills and company can move an individual offer materially.
Frequently asked questions
Mechanical Engineer salary in United States: common questions
What is the average Mechanical Engineer salary in United States in 2026?
In the U.S., mechanical engineers (SOC 17-2141) earned a median $104,110 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 20 job ads for U.S. jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $136,215. The middle half of those job ads pay between $106,063 and $194,875 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
Why is Mechanical Engineer pay in job ads different from the BLS figure?
Jobiba's job-ad median is 31% above the BLS median. The two figures measure different things. Jobiba's counts only job ads that state pay, so it reflects the employers that publish pay ranges; the largest in this sample are SharkNinja, DoorDash USA and OpenAI. BLS surveys employers of every size and industry and covers every worker in the occupation, not only open jobs.
How does Jobiba calculate Mechanical Engineer salary in United States?
From 20 salary-listed Jobiba job postings from the last 12 months that state an explicit salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values and outliers are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes the median and 25th–75th percentile range only when enough comparable postings exist.