MECHANICAL ENGINEER SALARY IN UNITED STATES

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Average gross salary for Mechanical Engineer GROSS SALARY
US$ 72,166
Average net salary for Mechanical Engineer NET SALARY
US$ 53,315
The most typical salary for Mechanical Engineer MOST TYPICAL GROSS
US$ 73,517
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  Updated: 06 Oct 2019   Diff. gross vs. net: 26%
  Salary entries: 144

Average salary for Mechanical Engineer in United States is US$ 72,166.

Average take home earning is US$ 53,315 (Net).

The most typical salary is US$ 73,517 (Gross).

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Percentage of people Earn this salary or more
6 % US$ 121,000
13 % US$ 100,833
21 % US$ 93,043
67 % US$ 63,336
85 % US$ 53,488
96 % US$ 42,917
97 % US$ 30,000
City Avg. gross salary Salary entries
Detroit US$ 83,900 10
Philadelphia US$ 63,833 06
Cincinnati US$ 60,516 06
Chicago US$ 56,500 06
Houston US$ 72,000 05
Salt Lake City US$ 60,000 05
Atlanta US$ 98,500 04
Los Angeles US$ 68,250 04
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  SALARY BY LEVEL   MECHANICAL ENGINEER   UNITED STATES

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Salary levels Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
US$ 250,000
02
US$ 150,000
01
US$ 121,000
05
US$ 111,000
05
US$ 100,833
06
US$ 93,043
11
US$ 83,353
13
US$ 73,517
28
US$ 63,336
25
US$ 53,488
27
US$ 42,917
15
US$ 30,000
01
US$ 22,000
05

  SALARY BY GENDER   MECHANICAL ENGINEER   UNITED STATES

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Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
US$ 78,061 79
US$ 102,666 03
US$ 63,178 62

  SALARY BY EDUCATION   MECHANICAL ENGINEER   UNITED STATES

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Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
US$ 75,000 01
US$ 84,955 34
US$ 68,942 96
US$ 58,181 11
US$ 85,000 02

Mechanical Engineer workers holding High School degrees enjoy the highest average gross salaries in United States. With an earned High School, they grosses US$ 85,000. While Mechanical Engineer workers with Some College education earn the least, with an average gross income of US$ 58,181. This is 46.10% lower of what High School degree holders earn.


  SALARY BY EXPERIENCE   MECHANICAL ENGINEER   UNITED STATES

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Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
US$ 104,084 19
US$ 92,857 07
US$ 84,500 08
US$ 79,250 08
US$ 73,002 32
US$ 62,388 27
US$ 66,636 11
US$ 53,148 32

Mechanical Engineer workers in United States with more years of work experience outperform their counterparts with less experience. Workers with 20+ Years of experience earn a gross average of US$ 104,084 compared to US$ 53,148 for their counterparts with 0-1 Year of experience. The difference between workers with 20+ Years of experience and 0-1 Year is 95.84%.


  SALARY BY AGE   MECHANICAL ENGINEER   UNITED STATES

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Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
US$ 75,000 02
US$ 94,500 02
US$ 132,525 04
US$ 104,944 09
US$ 94,800 05
US$ 86,272 11
US$ 71,395 24
US$ 65,170 22
US$ 30,333 03
US$ 63,178 62
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  SALARY BY JOB TYPE   MECHANICAL ENGINEER   UNITED STATES

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Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
US$ 73,840 128
US$ 54,940 10
US$ 106,666 03
US$ 23,666 03
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  SALARY BY CITY   MECHANICAL ENGINEER   UNITED STATES

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# Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. US$ 148,166 03
2. US$ 144,333 03
3. US$ 98,500 04
4. US$ 91,333 03
5. US$ 85,500 02
6. US$ 83,900 10
7. US$ 80,300 02
8. US$ 76,500 02
9. US$ 75,000 02
10. US$ 75,000 02

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  SALARY BY COUNTRY    MECHANICAL ENGINEER

# Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. Australia US$ 85,322 AU$ 95,889 30
2. United States US$ 72,166 US$ 72,166 144
3. Canada US$ 60,461 CA$ 65,303 44
4. United Kingdom US$ 53,852 GBP 36,264 39
5. Russia US$ 35,537 RUB 1,418,571 07
6. China US$ 33,075 CNY 217,550 18
7. Mexico US$ 29,615 MXN 557,540 08
8. India US$ 12,148 INR 764,455 108

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(23/23)  PROJECT ENGINEER


 Posted: 06 Oct 2019

Masters Degree, 2-4 years: "Injection Mold Design."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 72,000


(22/23)  SENIOR TECHNICAL SPECIALIST


 Posted: 23 Aug 2019

Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Customer services and technical support."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 100,000


(21/23)  MECHANICAL ENGINEER


 Posted: 25 Jul 2019

Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Trade compliance."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 90,000


(20/23)  FACILITY ENGINEER


 Posted: 15 Jul 2019

Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Operations and Maintenance Infrastructure."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 90,000


(19/23)  HVAC ENGINEER


 Posted: 05 Jul 2019

High School, 20+ years: "Fixing HVAC equipment."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 120,000


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(18/23)  MECHANICAL ENGINEER


 Posted: 28 May 2019

Masters Degree, 2-4 years: "Design and release; program management; quality analysis; improvement of various vehicle commodities/functions."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 96,980


(17/23)  TESTING ENGINEER


 Posted: 16 Apr 2019

Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "Testing Engineer of mechanical automotive components."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 82,000


(16/23)  MECHANICAL ENGINEER


 Posted: 10 Apr 2019

Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Create assembly lines and make changes to better them."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 65,000


(15/23)  SALES DIRECTOR


 Posted: 05 Apr 2019

Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Sales director at work."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 220,000


(14/23)  DESIGN ENGINEER


 Posted: 10 Dec 2018

Masters Degree, 0-1 year: "Design of automation and machinery."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 61,000


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(13/23)  AEROSPACE ENGINEER


 Posted: 27 Sep 2018

Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Propulsion and hydrolics."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 90,000


(12/23)  SR. MECHANICAL ENGINEER


 Posted: 21 Sep 2018

Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Drawing development."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 79,500


(11/23)  PIPELINE ENGINEER


 Posted: 20 Sep 2018

Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Design offshore pipelines."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 85,000


(10/23)  GN&C ENGINEER


 Posted: 13 Sep 2018

Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "I work with gyroscopes and test them."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 92,000


(9/23)  MBOP ENGINEER


 Posted: 07 Sep 2018

Masters Degree, 2-4 years: "Reliability Engineering."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 70,000


(8/23)  PROJECT ENGINEER


 Posted: 16 Aug 2018

Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "Manage engineering projects."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 110,000


(7/23)  MECHANICAL ENGINEER


 Posted: 18 Jul 2018

Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "Automotive design."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 78,000


(6/23)  MECHANICAL ENGINEER


 Posted: 19 May 2018

Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "CAD, Drafting, GD&T, fabrication, FEA, analysis, design,."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 73,000


(5/23)  FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER


 Posted: 12 Apr 2018

Masters Degree, 2-4 years: "Troubleshoot product development."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 96,000


(4/23)  BATTERY ENGINEER


 Posted: 07 Nov 2017

Masters Degree, 0-1 year: "Research and development work on Li-ion batteries."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 60,000


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(3/23)  MECHANICAL DESIGNER


 Posted: 05 Oct 2017

Some College, 2-4 years: "Design Custom Automated Machinery."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 50,000


(2/23)  APPLICATION ENGINEER


 Posted: 29 Sep 2017

Masters Degree, 20+ years: "- US citizenship, - Master degree in science of technology, - Production, Manufacturing, Project Engineer, Project Management - Technically trained in mechanical engineering, academic and practical experience in statics equipment and rotary machines (such as pumps, fans, blowers, heat-exchanger and plumbing); fundamental rules, inspection, troubleshooting, maintenance, commissioning, handing over, safety, PDM, PMs and customer service as well as international sales, - Requirements analysis, root cause analysis, design skills, presenting technical information, equipment maintenance, conceptual skills, quality focus, general consulting skills, control engineering, lean manufacturing, 5S, job knowledge, six sigma methods, technical zeal, successful track record, reducing costs analysis, improving efficiency and staff managing, - Process-oriented operations manager with proven success leading production teams to meet aggressive goals - Key strengths in management, scheduling, training and operations - Languages: English / Persian / Arabic."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 62,500


(1/23)  DESIGN ENGINEER


 Posted: 30 Aug 2017

Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Work with industrial engineers on design CAD."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 70,000


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