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Mechanical Engineers Salary in Chicago, IL

Estimates come from the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Mechanical Engineers in Chicago, IL is $102,070, 2% lower than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Chicago sits within the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, Mechanical Engineers pay runs from $66,900 to $157,720 a year, with about 6.9K people employed.

Median annual

$102,070

Median hourly

$49

Average annual

$109,570

Employed in metro

6.9K

Pay distribution

10th$66,900
25th$83,140
Median$102,070
75th$130,310
90th$157,720

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Hourly
$49.07
Daily
$393
Weekly
$1,963
Bi-weekly
$3,926
Monthly
$8,506
Annual
$102,070

$102,070 a year is around the 50th percentile for Mechanical Engineerss in Chicago, IL. The median is $102,070.

Mechanical Engineers in other metro areas

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$168,030
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$161,370
  • Baton Rouge, LA$135,530
  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$132,920
  • Salinas, CA$132,560
  • Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$128,740
  • Peoria, IL$128,710
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$128,180