Mechanical Engineer Salary & Career Guide
What 1,087 live Mechanical Engineer postings ask for and pay: salary by years of experience, skills, education and the employers hiring.
- Open roles
- 1,087
- Employers
- 347
- Remote
- 5%
- Typical pay
- $100k–200k
- Verified live (7d)
- 1,042
Pay by experience
Median advertised base, from postings that disclosed a range in USD · pick a band to read the rest of this page for it
| Experience | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| 0–2 years | $100k | 86 |
| 3–5 years | $120k | 235 |
| 6–9 years | $140k | 141 |
| 10+ years | $142k | 82 |
Skills in demand
Across 813 mechanical engineer postings that named at least one skill
- 45%
- 22%
- 22%
- 21%
- 8.6%
- 8.5%
- 8.2%
- 6.8%
- 5.9%
- 4.4%
Experience asked for
Minimum years named in the posting · 943 postings stated one
- 14%
- 39%
- 28%
- 20%
Work arrangement
Where the work is done · 485 postings stated one
- 11%
- 32%
- 57%
Education
The floor the posting sets · 834 postings stated one
- 0.6%
- 0.2%
- 98%
- 0.6%
- 0.8%