Mechanical Engineers Salary in the US
A mechanical engineers earns a national median of $104,110 a year (mean $113,610) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #116 of 825.
How much does a mechanical engineers earn in the US?
A mechanical engineers in the United States earns a median of $104,110 a year (mean $113,610), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 104% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 296,810 people work in this occupation (SOC 17-2141), ranked #116 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$104,110
per year
Mean
$113,610
per year
Employment
296,810
US workers
National rank
#116
of 825 by median
What a mechanical engineers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a mechanical engineers (SOC 17-2141) earns a median annual wage of $104,110 and a mean (average) of $113,610. The median is the midpoint — half of mechanical engineers earn more and half earn less — and is 104% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a mechanical engineers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for mechanical engineers is $104,110, and the mean (average) is $113,610. The median is the midpoint — half of mechanical engineers earn more and half earn less.
- How does mechanical engineers pay compare to the US average?
- At $104,110, a mechanical engineers earns 104% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many mechanical engineers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 296,810 mechanical engineers employed nationally (SOC 17-2141), across all industries.
- Where does this mechanical engineers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 17-2141. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 17-2141 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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