NextChapter

Mechanical Engineer salary: median $131,000 a year

Mechanical Engineer listings that state pay run from $112,500 to $153,500 for the middle half, based on 192 current job listings. 756 mechanical engineer roles are open now.

Mechanical Engineer pay range

From 192 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$112,500
Median
$131,000
Upper quarter
$153,500

Mechanical Engineer salary by state

States with at least 8 listings that state pay.

Open mechanical engineer jobs

Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.

Showing the newest 15 of about 756 verified open jobs here. Search all jobs

All 756 mechanical engineer jobs

Send this to a friendLinkedInEmail

Get mechanical engineer jobs that pay like this

We’ll email you new openings for this title. No account needed.

Related salaries

Mechanical Engineer salary questions

How much does a mechanical engineer make?
Among 192 open mechanical engineer listings that state pay, the median is $131,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $112,500 and $153,500.
Where does this mechanical engineer pay data come from?
From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
Which state pays mechanical engineers the most?
Of the states with enough listings, Texas has the highest median listed pay at $188,500.

See how the market reads your background

NextChapter is the leading job transition platform. A free account gives you a plain-language read on what you are worth as a mechanical engineer, matched jobs and a weekly action plan.

Start free