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The average salary for a Mid-Career Mechanical Engineer with Microsoft Office skills in Boston, Massachusetts is $80,645.
10%
$65k
MEDIAN
$81k
90%
$102k
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Job Description for Mechanical Engineer
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Popular Skills for Mechanical Engineer
Avg. Salary
Popularity
Engineering Design
$81,710
75 responses
SolidWorks
$80,537
59 responses
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
$81,854
52 responses
Project Management
$83,115
33 responses
21 responses
Skills in Engineering Design, Computer Aided Design (CAD), Project Management and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include SolidWorks.
Pay by Experience Level for Mechanical Engineer
An entry-level Mechanical Engineer with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $63,834 based on 9 salaries. An early career Mechanical Engineer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $71,332 based on 59 salaries. An experienced Mechanical Engineer with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $98,733 based on 8 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $101,000.
Pay Difference by Location
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Employees with Mechanical Engineer in their job title in Los Angeles, California earn an average of 13.3% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Seattle, Washington (1.4% more) and Houston, Texas (0.7% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Salt Lake City, Utah (6.0% less), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (4.3% less) and New York, New York (0.1% less).
Years of Experience
This data is based on 82 survey responses.
Entry Level
11.0%
Early Career
72.0%
Experienced
9.8%
Late Career
7.3%
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