occupation · 17-2141 · New York

Mechanical Engineers in New York

Mechanical Engineers earned a median annual wage of $105,130 in New York in May 2024, with 8,420 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $105,130SOURCE: BLS OEWS

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Mechanical Engineers earned a median annual wage of $105,130 in New York in May 2024, with 8,420 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $74,630 or less, the best-paid tenth $169,710 or more. Since May 2015 the median moved from $81,750 to $105,130, +28.6 %. Among the 53 states with data, New York ranks 17 by median wage for this occupation. The national median is $102,320; New York is +2.7 % against it. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code for May 2024 (the cap changes by year). Every value links to its fact record.

New York, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

Reference	Employment	Median	Mean	10th	25th	75th	90th	Median hourly	Source
May 2024	8,420	$105,130	$114,910	$74,630	$84,190	$130,900	$169,710	$50.54	evidence →
May 2023	8,190	$97,410	$106,300	$65,160	$79,040	$123,120	$155,960	$46.83	evidence →
May 2022	8,230	$98,540	$101,850	$62,250	$78,040	$123,710	$138,250	$47.38	evidence →
May 2021	8,130	$97,280	$97,040	$60,900	$76,650	$120,390	$130,280	$46.77	evidence →
May 2020	9,920	$91,210	$96,510	$58,080	$71,680	$115,750	$140,090	$43.85	evidence →
May 2019	10,050	$88,580	$93,090	$58,110	$70,680	$111,560	$135,240	$42.59	evidence →
May 2018	11,280	$87,470	$91,820	$57,850	$70,150	$108,640	$131,870	$42.05	evidence →
May 2017	11,710	$86,440	$90,650	$57,170	$69,030	$107,770	$130,870	$41.56	evidence →
May 2016	11,330	$83,870	$88,130	$55,620	$67,360	$104,710	$128,180	$40.32	evidence →
May 2015	10,860	$81,750	$85,840	$54,140	$66,010	$102,760	$124,630	$39.30	evidence →

Metropolitan areas in New York

Median annual wage for this occupation, May 2024.

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$111,940	1,050
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$111,270	6,440
Syracuse, NY	$103,870	620
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$101,380	180
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$100,040	50
Rochester, NY	$99,510	1,190
Glens Falls, NY	$98,720	40
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$96,890	780
Ithaca, NY	$95,460	90
Kingston, NY	$94,660	60
Utica-Rome, NY	$94,280	150
Elmira, NY	$91,800	50
Binghamton, NY	$89,610	140

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