Mechanical Engineer Salary & Career Guide
What 888 live Mechanical Engineer postings ask for and pay: salary by years of experience, skills, education and the employers hiring.
- Open roles
- 888
- Employers
- 303
- Remote
- 6%
- Typical pay
- $95k–200k
- Verified live (7d)
- 775
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 | 68 |
| 3–5 years | $111k | 214 |
| 6–9 years | $130k | 122 |
| 10+ years | $135k | 57 |
What skills do mechanical engineer jobs ask for?
Across 681 mechanical engineer postings that named at least one skill
SolidWorks is named by 41% of the 681 mechanical engineer postings that name any skill. Autodesk AutoCAD follows at 20%.
- 41%
- 20%
- 20%
- 19%
- 9.8%
- 9.0%
- 9.0%
- 9.0%
- 6.8%
- 5.3%
How much experience do mechanical engineer jobs ask for?
Minimum years named in the posting · 760 postings stated one
3–5 years is the most common minimum, named by 42% of the 760 mechanical engineer postings that state one.
- 15%
- 42%
- 28%
- 15%
Are mechanical engineer jobs remote?
Where the work is done · 500 postings stated one
11% of the 500 mechanical engineer postings that say where the work happens are remote, against 22% hybrid and 67% on-site.
- 11%
- 22%
- 67%
Do mechanical engineer jobs need a degree?
The floor the posting sets · 712 postings stated one
Bachelor's is the most common floor, set by 95% of the 712 mechanical engineer postings that state one.
- 0.6%
- 0.1%
- 95%
- 3.9%
- 0.3%