Doctorate (PhD), Mechanical Engineering (ME) Degree Salary

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Updated: 13 May 2013

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Employees with a Doctorate (PhD), Mechanical Engineering (ME) Degree

Salary Ranges by Job

Job Title	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$70K	$140K
Mechanical Engineer	$58,007 - $117,932
Senior Mechanical Engineer	$73,974 - $132,327
Principal Mechanical Engineer	$78,614 - $135,975
Research Scientist	$69,810 - $121,078
Research Engineer	$45,985 - $118,959
Research and Development Engineer	$69,926 - $122,175
Aerospace Engineer	$75,497 - $92,432
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 13 May 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 465

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Key Statistics for Employees with a Doctorate (PhD), Mechanical Engineering (ME) Jobs

Popular Schools

Salary Range


Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	$74,750 - $158,046
Georgia Institute of Technology	$50,000 - $145,000
Purdue University - Main Campus	$79,226 - $144,259
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	$77,566 - $164,867
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)	$44,500 - $155,305

Popular Cities

Salary Range


Houston, Texas	$74,190 - $189,068
Boston, Massachusetts	$53,725 - $151,168
San Jose, California	$94,363 - $201,341
Los Angeles, California	$70,957 - $187,402
San Diego, California	$60,820 - $129,000

Gender

	Female 8%			Male 92%
Salary:	$81,653 - $120,000			$78,576 - $119,577

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