Mechanical Engineers · SOC 17-2141
Mechanical Engineer Salary in the Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Mechanical Engineers in the Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $98,690 per year ($47.45 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $61,030 at the 10th percentile to $121,970 at the 90th. BLS estimates 410 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Mechanical Engineers in the Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area earn more than $98,690 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $80,580 and $101,080.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $61,030 | $80,580 | $98,690 | $101,080 | $121,970 |
| Hourly | $29.34 | $38.74 | $47.45 | $48.60 | $58.64 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$98,690 median for Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $80,580 to $101,080
- Alabamastate$100,230 median for Alabama; middle half earns $83,800 to $128,100
- United Statesnational$104,110 median for United States; middle half earns $84,130 to $132,590
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −2% vs Alabama overall and −5% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Alabama
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for mechanical engineers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan areathis page$98,690 median for Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $80,580 to $101,080
- $115,750 median for Decatur metro area; middle half earns $94,040 to $138,840
- $110,520 median for Tuscaloosa metro area; middle half earns $85,320 to $131,400
- $108,510 median for Florence metro area; middle half earns $83,560 to $134,990
- $105,670 median for Mobile metro area; middle half earns $80,620 to $138,050
- $102,450 median for Huntsville metro area; middle half earns $87,210 to $132,570
- $100,230 median for Auburn metro area; middle half earns $82,300 to $114,350
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for mechanical engineers · Highest-paying occupations in Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.