Mechanical Engineers · SOC 17-2141
Mechanical Engineer Salary in the Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Mechanical Engineers in the Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $86,520 per year ($41.60 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $60,200 at the 10th percentile to $126,310 at the 90th. BLS estimates 400 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Mechanical Engineers in the Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area earn more than $86,520 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $74,530 and $106,990.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $60,200 | $74,530 | $86,520 | $106,990 | $126,310 |
| Hourly | $28.94 | $35.83 | $41.60 | $51.44 | $60.73 |
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
- Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$86,520 median for Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $74,530 to $106,990
- Michiganstate$104,890 median for Michigan; middle half earns $87,640 to $132,160
- 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 −18% vs Michigan overall and −17% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Michigan
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for mechanical engineers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan areathis page$86,520 median for Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $74,530 to $106,990
- $127,310 median for Ann Arbor metro area; middle half earns $98,360 to $132,040
- $109,470 median for Detroit metro area; middle half earns $98,770 to $133,410
- $109,230 median for Midland metro area; middle half earns $79,990 to $124,920
- $106,320 median for Niles metro area; middle half earns $83,920 to $135,590
- $101,830 median for Kalamazoo metro area; middle half earns $80,950 to $126,470
- $100,950 median for Battle Creek metro area; middle half earns $79,650 to $123,470
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 Northern Michigan 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.