The highest-paying states for mechanical engineers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of mechanical engineers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $128,330, New Mexico is the highest paying state for mechanical engineers. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $118,400). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of mechanical engineers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | $128,330 |
$77,580 | 1,680 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $118,400 |
$78,300 | 550 |
| 3 | California | $108,430 |
$73,790 | 28,100 |
| 4 | Maryland | $104,250 |
$66,840 | 5,290 |
| 5 | Washington | $102,730 |
$71,870 | 8,410 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $101,520 |
$73,470 | 1,220 |
| 7 | Delaware | $100,510 |
$72,550 | 660 |
| 8 | Louisiana | $100,300 |
$62,250 | 1,450 |
| 9 | Alaska | $100,260 |
$60,830 | 230 |
| 10 | Colorado | $100,200 |
$65,540 | 5,260 |
| 11 | Texas | $99,940 |
$62,650 | 18,280 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | $99,660 |
$61,540 | 7,150 |
| 13 | Connecticut | $99,420 |
$69,700 | 3,850 |
| 14 | Wyoming | $99,200 |
$63,000 | 280 |
| 15 | Oregon | $99,070 |
$68,390 | 3,490 |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $98,990 |
$64,710 | 2,380 |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | $98,910 |
$62,860 | 21,870 |
| 18 | New York | $98,540 |
$62,250 | 8,230 |
| 19 | New Jersey | $98,260 |
$64,080 | 4,830 |
| 20 | Virginia | $98,060 |
$63,400 | 6,280 |
| 21 | Alabama | $97,780 |
$61,600 | 5,060 |
| 22 | Arizona | $96,010 |
$63,950 | 5,280 |
| 23 | Michigan | $95,470 |
$62,430 | 31,950 |
| 24 | Illinois | $94,820 |
$59,990 | 11,630 |
| 25 | Maine | $94,760 |
$65,040 | 910 |
| 26 | Tennessee | $93,650 |
$59,380 | 2,730 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | $91,770 |
$61,300 | 1,990 |
| 28 | West Virginia | $89,150 |
$66,210 | 460 |
| 29 | Utah | $88,000 |
$60,630 | 3,690 |
| 30 | Florida | $87,040 |
$58,260 | 7,910 |
| 31 | Georgia | $85,440 |
$61,430 | 4,800 |
| 32 | Hawaii | $85,340 |
$63,570 | 760 |
| 33 | Iowa | $84,800 |
$61,590 | 4,570 |
| 34 | North Carolina | $84,330 |
$58,250 | 7,560 |
| 35 | Indiana | $83,270 |
$58,350 | 7,040 |
| 36 | Ohio | $83,080 |
$59,960 | 15,480 |
| 37 | South Dakota | $82,810 |
$60,620 | 680 |
| 38 | South Carolina | $82,590 |
$53,040 | 4,680 |
| 39 | Vermont | $82,370 |
$62,990 | 600 |
| 40 | Minnesota | $82,070 |
$61,290 | 5,760 |
| 41 | Mississippi | $81,990 |
$56,480 | 1,110 |
| 42 | Wisconsin | $81,730 |
$61,790 | 9,170 |
| 43 | Nevada | $81,710 |
$45,880 | 1,060 |
| 44 | Missouri | $81,690 |
$59,240 | 3,260 |
| 45 | Kentucky | $80,350 |
$55,730 | 2,730 |
| 46 | Nebraska | $80,160 |
$50,380 | 940 |
| 47 | Montana | $79,390 |
$59,520 | 570 |
| 48 | Idaho | $79,050 |
$58,780 | 1,190 |
| 49 | Kansas | $78,970 |
$55,990 | 2,940 |
| 50 | North Dakota | $78,050 |
$52,500 | 600 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $71,570 |
$49,630 | 970 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $69,180 |
$41,870 | 500 |
| 53 | Guam | $65,100 |
$48,380 | 40 |