Mechanical Engineers
United States. Estimated employment 296,810, with pages for 8 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 17-2141
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$104,110 · 50th
$73,99010th
$84,13025th
$104,11050th
$132,59075th
$164,34090th
That is the median — half of mechanical engineers in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Mechanical Engineers page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Arbor, MI | $127,310 | 2,280 |
| Detroit, MI | $109,470 | 22,500 |
| Midland, MI | $109,230 | 120 |
| Niles, MI | $106,320 | 550 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $101,830 | 490 |
| Battle Creek, MI | $100,950 | 230 |
| Traverse City, MI | $98,900 | 140 |
| Lansing, MI | $98,550 | 650 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 296,810 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 17-2141, Mechanical Engineers. Mapped to our taxonomy as mechanical-engineers.
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