Wages vary by employer and the engineer's level of training and responsibility.
Mechanical engineers usually receive benefits. Typical benefits include paid vacation, sick leave, health and life insurance, and a retirement plan.
Mechanical engineers (SOC 17-2141)
Location |
Pay Period | |
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25% |
Median |
75% |
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Illinois | Hourly | $37.37 | $47.34 | $62.72 |
Yearly | $77,732 | $98,469 | $130,455 | |
Champaign Area | Hourly | $37.23 | $42.40 | $60.89 |
Yearly | $77,424 | $88,190 | $126,661 | |
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $30.80 | $38.49 | $48.74 |
Yearly | $64,063 | $80,073 | $101,396 | |
Cook County | Hourly | $37.68 | $48.88 | $64.45 |
Yearly | $78,381 | $101,671 | $134,037 | |
Decatur Area | Hourly | $37.46 | $49.33 | $59.62 |
Yearly | $77,903 | $102,602 | $124,003 | |
Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $38.11 | $50.27 | $63.59 |
Yearly | $79,261 | $104,568 | $132,271 | |
Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $32.72 | $40.91 | $59.11 |
Yearly | $68,063 | $85,094 | $122,951 | |
Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $33.65 | $46.91 | $62.33 |
Yearly | $69,988 | $97,560 | $129,631 | |
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $37.24 | $41.29 | $51.55 |
Yearly | $77,454 | $85,883 | $107,213 | |
Lake County | Hourly | $37.66 | $48.06 | $55.15 |
Yearly | $78,342 | $99,971 | $114,725 | |
McHenry County | Hourly | $35.91 | $41.70 | $53.11 |
Yearly | $74,684 | $86,735 | $110,456 | |
Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $36.91 | $38.69 | $49.00 |
Yearly | $76,758 | $80,485 | $101,934 | |
Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $31.16 | $37.90 | $47.64 |
Yearly | $64,827 | $78,840 | $99,107 | |
Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $40.24 | $52.20 | $63.14 |
Yearly | $83,703 | $108,588 | $131,329 | |
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $33.46 | $39.65 | $48.69 |
Yearly | $69,598 | $82,457 | $101,290 | |
Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $38.28 | $45.43 | $51.35 |
Yearly | $79,612 | $94,498 | $106,809 | |
Rockford Area | Hourly | $37.11 | $40.81 | $52.02 |
Yearly | $77,200 | $84,893 | $108,197 | |
Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $37.83 | $39.17 | $41.24 |
Yearly | $78,694 | $81,475 | $85,763 | |
Springfield Area | Hourly | $35.55 | $39.81 | $50.22 |
Yearly | $73,942 | $82,814 | $104,451 | |
St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $38.11 | $47.20 | $59.35 |
Yearly | $79,260 | $98,164 | $123,445 | |
Vermilion County | Hourly | $36.90 | $42.09 | $47.29 |
Yearly | $76,749 | $87,551 | $98,369 | |
Will County | Hourly | $36.13 | $45.35 | $61.88 |
Yearly | $75,144 | $94,333 | $128,710 | |
United States | Hourly | $37.01 | $46.31 | $58.98 |
Yearly | $76,980 | $96,310 | $122,680 |