Mechanical Engineer Salary by City
How much does a Mechanical Engineer make? See 2025 salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics across top US cities.
$104K
National median
$84K
25th percentile
$133K
75th percentile
$74K
Bottom 10%
$164K
Top 10%
Mechanical Engineer Salary by City
San Francisco
CA
$134,400
+29% vs national
Seattle
WA
$123,600
+19% vs national
New York
NY
$119,800
+15% vs national
Boston
MA
$117,600
+13% vs national
San Diego
CA
$116,600
+12% vs national
Washington
DC
$115,600
+11% vs national
Los Angeles
CA
$113,600
+9% vs national
Philadelphia
PA
$112,400
+8% vs national
Hartford
CT
$111,400
+7% vs national
Baltimore
MD
$110,200
+6% vs national
Sacramento
CA
$110,200
+6% vs national
Houston
TX
$109,600
+5% vs national
Portland
OR
$109,200
+5% vs national
Minneapolis
MN
$108,200
+4% vs national
Chicago
IL
$107,200
+3% vs national
Denver
CO
$104,800
+1% vs national
Dallas
TX
$103,200
-1% vs national
Salt Lake City
UT
$101,000
-3% vs national
Detroit
MI
$100,800
-3% vs national
Raleigh
NC
$100,000
-4% vs national
Richmond
VA
$100,000
-4% vs national
Charlotte
NC
$98,000
-6% vs national
Tampa
FL
$96,800
-7% vs national
Pittsburgh
PA
$96,800
-7% vs national
Virginia Beach
VA
$96,800
-7% vs national
Nashville
TN
$95,800
-8% vs national
Indianapolis
IN
$94,800
-9% vs national
Orlando
FL
$94,800
-9% vs national
St. Louis
MO
$94,800
-9% vs national
Buffalo
NY
$94,800
-9% vs national
Las Vegas
NV
$93,800
-10% vs national
Columbus
OH
$93,800
-10% vs national
Cincinnati
OH
$93,800
-10% vs national
Kansas City
MO
$92,600
-11% vs national
Jacksonville
FL
$92,600
-11% vs national
San Antonio
TX
$91,600
-12% vs national
Louisville
KY
$91,600
-12% vs national
Fresno
CA
$91,600
-12% vs national
New Orleans
LA
$90,600
-13% vs national
Omaha
NE
$90,600
-13% vs national
Oklahoma City
OK
$89,600
-14% vs national
Memphis
TN
$88,600
-15% vs national
Albuquerque
NM
$88,600
-15% vs national
Tucson
AZ
$87,400
-16% vs national
About Mechanical Engineer Salaries
The median Mechanical Engineer salary in the United States is $104,110 per year according to 2025 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries vary significantly by location — San Francisco has the highest median at $134,400, while the national range spans from $73,990 at the 10th percentile to $164,340 at the 90th percentile.
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. OCC code: 17-2141.