Average Mechanical Design Engineer Salary

The top respondents for the job title Mechanical Design Engineer are from the companies The Boeing Company, Northrop Grumman Corporation and P2S Engineering. Reported salaries are highest at The Boeing Company where the average pay is $87,038. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include Tesla Motors and ASML Lithography, earning around $85,642 and $81,686, respectively. P2S Engineering pays the lowest at around $72,091. Medtronic, Inc. and Lockheed Martin Corp also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $73,324 and $73,758, respectively.

Skills in Engineering Design, Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Product Development are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Autodesk AutoCAD and SolidWorks.

An entry-level Mechanical Design Engineer with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $63,055 based on 349 salaries. An early career Mechanical Design Engineer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $67,822 based on 2,023 salaries. A mid-career Mechanical Design Engineer with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $77,318 based on 1,044 salaries. An experienced Mechanical Design Engineer with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $81,561 based on 401 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $84,674.

Employees with Mechanical Design Engineer in their job title in San Francisco, California earn an average of 23.1% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Los Angeles, California (10.7% more) and Seattle, Washington (10.1% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Chicago, Illinois (3.4% less).