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Mechanical Engineers Salary in Durham, NC

Estimates come from the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Mechanical Engineers in Durham, NC is $101,650, 2% lower than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Durham sits within the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC area, Mechanical Engineers pay runs from $77,410 to $164,820 a year, with about 620 people employed.

Median annual

$101,650

Median hourly

$49

Average annual

$111,540

Employed in metro

620

Pay distribution

10th$77,410
25th$84,750
Median$101,650
75th$129,310
90th$164,820

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Hourly
$48.87
Daily
$391
Weekly
$1,955
Bi-weekly
$3,910
Monthly
$8,471
Annual
$101,650

$101,650 a year is around the 50th percentile for Mechanical Engineerss in Durham, NC. The median is $101,650.

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