Mechanical Engineering: earnings by state
What Mechanical Engineering graduates typically earn 4 years out, in each state.
Graduates with a bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering typically earn most 4 years out in Maryland ($107,415) and least in Arkansas ($91,286). Pay usually follows local wages and living costs, so a high figure isn't a reason on its own to study there.
See every state as a list
| State | Median earnings |
|---|---|
| Alabama | $100k |
| Alaska | — |
| Arizona | $100k |
| Arkansas | $91k |
| California | $107k |
| Colorado | $101k |
| Connecticut | $97k |
| Delaware | — |
| District of Columbia | — |
| Florida | $96k |
| Georgia | $95k |
| Hawaii | — |
| Idaho | $93k |
| Illinois | $94k |
| Indiana | $97k |
| Iowa | $92k |
| Kansas | $95k |
| Kentucky | $96k |
| Louisiana | $100k |
| Maine | — |
| Maryland | $107k |
| Massachusetts | $104k |
| Michigan | $102k |
| Minnesota | $96k |
| Mississippi | — |
| Missouri | $100k |
| Montana | — |
| Nebraska | — |
| Nevada | — |
| New Hampshire | — |
| New Jersey | $100k |
| New Mexico | $102k |
| New York | $99k |
| North Carolina | $94k |
| North Dakota | — |
| Ohio | $95k |
| Oklahoma | $96k |
| Oregon | $101k |
| Pennsylvania | $97k |
| Rhode Island | — |
| South Carolina | $98k |
| South Dakota | — |
| Tennessee | $96k |
| Texas | $97k |
| Utah | $97k |
| Vermont | — |
| Virginia | $96k |
| Washington | $102k |
| West Virginia | — |
| Wisconsin | $94k |
| Wyoming | — |
Every state, highest first
| State | Median, 4 years out | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland | $107,415 | 3 |
| California | $106,570 | 27 |
| Massachusetts | $104,189 | 11 |
| Washington | $102,143 | 8 |
| New Mexico | $102,031 | 3 |
| Michigan | $101,901 | 15 |
| Oregon | $100,688 | 5 |
| Colorado | $100,609 | 6 |
| Arizona | $100,447 | 6 |
| Alabama | $100,158 | 7 |
| Missouri | $100,093 | 6 |
| New Jersey | $99,685 | 6 |
| Louisiana | $99,585 | 6 |
| New York | $98,627 | 21 |
| South Carolina | $97,775 | 3 |
| Utah | $97,352 | 3 |
| Indiana | $97,297 | 9 |
| Pennsylvania | $97,081 | 20 |
| Connecticut | $96,951 | 10 |
| Texas | $96,780 | 21 |
| Florida | $96,287 | 12 |
| Tennessee | $96,151 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | $96,065 | 5 |
| Virginia | $95,735 | 7 |
| Kentucky | $95,657 | 3 |
| Minnesota | $95,559 | 5 |
| Georgia | $95,181 | 4 |
| Kansas | $95,095 | 3 |
| Ohio | $94,572 | 20 |
| North Carolina | $94,188 | 4 |
| Illinois | $94,079 | 8 |
| Wisconsin | $93,870 | 6 |
| Idaho | $92,726 | 4 |
| Iowa | $92,308 | 3 |
| Arkansas | $91,286 | 4 |
Mechanical Engineering at every school