Mechanical Design Engineer Salaries in the United States

How much does a Mechanical Design Engineer make in the United States?

Mechanical Design Engineers earn $65,000 annually on average, or $31 per hour, which is 2% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Mechanical Design Engineers work for Trapeze Networks at $136,000 annually while the lowest paid Mechanical Design Engineers work for Daktronics earning approximately $28,000 each year.

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$63K Caterpillar's Average Mechanical Design Engineer Salary (10 salaries)

-$2K (3%) less than national average Mechanical Design Engineer salary ($65K)

+$3K (4%) more than average Caterpillar salary ($60K)

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$86K Caterpillar Mechanical Design Engineer in Edwards, IL ·

+$23K (30%) more than average Caterpillar Mechanical Design Engineer salary ($63K)

"I am paid fair, and right for experience."

$70K Caterpillar Mechanical Design Engineer ·

+$7K (10%) more than average Caterpillar Mechanical Design Engineer salary ($63K)

$71K Caterpillar Mechanical Design Engineer ·

+$8K (11%) more than average Caterpillar Mechanical Design Engineer salary ($63K)

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$66K General Electric's Average Mechanical Design Engineer Salary (9 salaries)

+$1K (1%) more than national average Mechanical Design Engineer salary ($65K)

+$1K (1%) more than average General Electric salary ($65K)

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$94K General Electric Mechanical Design Engineer in Albuquerque, NM ·

+$28K (35%) more than average General Electric Mechanical Design Engineer salary ($66K)

"I believe that in the end I was being overpaid, but that was due to being pushed aside for younger hires. Being pushed out of the design end into checking and documentation to watch over the newbies and train them on how to do the job right. yes, the last couple of years I was overpaid."

$30K General Electric Mechanical Design Engineer ·

-$36K (75%) less than average General Electric Mechanical Design Engineer salary ($66K)

$60K General Electric Mechanical Design Engineer ·

-$6K (9%) less than average General Electric Mechanical Design Engineer salary ($66K)

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$100K Nokia's Average Mechanical Design Engineer Salary (4 salaries)

+$35K (42%) more than national average Mechanical Design Engineer salary ($65K)

+$19K (20%) more than average Nokia salary ($81K)

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$95K Nokia Mechanical Design Engineer in San Diego, CA ·

-$5K (5%) less than average Nokia Mechanical Design Engineer salary ($100K)

"I feel that my salary is on par with the work load of a mechanical design engineer."

$104K Nokia Mechanical Design Engineer ·

+$4K (3%) more than average Nokia Mechanical Design Engineer salary ($100K)

$91K Nokia Mechanical Design Engineer ·

-$9K (9%) less than average Nokia Mechanical Design Engineer salary ($100K)

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$63K Schlumberger's Average Mechanical Design Engineer Salary (2 salaries)

-$2K (3%) less than national average Mechanical Design Engineer salary ($65K)

+$2K (3%) more than average Schlumberger salary ($61K)

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$95K Schlumberger Mechanical Design Engineer in Houston, TX ·

+$32K (40%) more than average Schlumberger Mechanical Design Engineer salary ($63K)

"Oilfield are higher pay employees."

$30K Schlumberger Mechanical Design Engineer ·

-$33K (70%) less than average Schlumberger Mechanical Design Engineer salary ($63K)

$136K Design Drafting Services' Average Mechanical Design Engineer Salary (1 salaries)

+$71K (70%) more than national average Mechanical Design Engineer salary ($65K)

Equal to average Design Drafting Services salary ($136K)

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$136K Design Drafting Services Mechanical Design Engineer in San Diego, CA ·

Equal to average Design Drafting Services Mechanical Design Engineer salary ($136K)

"I try to keep my rates fair to me and to my clients."

$75K Universal Engineering Sciences' Average Mechanical Design Engineer Salary (1 salaries)

+$10K (14%) more than national average Mechanical Design Engineer salary ($65K)

+$34K (58%) more than average Universal Engineering Sciences salary ($41K)

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$75K Universal Engineering Sciences Mechanical Design Engineer in Oakdale, MN ·

Equal to average Universal Engineering Sciences Mechanical Design Engineer salary ($75K)

"I work to live. My expenses outpace my salary by about $10,000 per year - which means every year I work, I am $10,000 worse off than the year before. Every year I get a letter from the Social Security Administration which says my family will get more money if I am dead than if I work."

$60K A&C Mold's Average Mechanical Design Engineer Salary (1 salaries)

-$5K (8%) less than national average Mechanical Design Engineer salary ($65K)

+$6K (10%) more than average A&C Mold salary ($54K)

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$60K A&C Mold Mechanical Design Engineer in Saint Charles, IL ·

Equal to average A&C Mold Mechanical Design Engineer salary ($60K)

"I felt that I was underpaid."

$25K BURN Design Lab's Average Mechanical Design Engineer Salary (1 salaries)

-$40K (88%) less than national average Mechanical Design Engineer salary ($65K)

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$25K BURN Design Lab Mechanical Design Engineer in Vashon, WA ·

Equal to average BURN Design Lab Mechanical Design Engineer salary ($25K)

"Underpaid. I currently work for a start-up company so they don't have any money to pay me. The experience is one of a kind but my next job will most definitely be a higher paying job, being fully compensated for the work I have done."