Mechanical Engineers Salary in Asheville, NC
Median annual salary
$108,630
+4% vs US median ($104,110)
Worth after local cost of living
$110,509
cost index 98.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Asheville, NC
| 10th percentile | $77,510 |
| 25th percentile | $92,340 |
| Median (50th) | $108,630 |
| 75th percentile | $129,260 |
| 90th percentile | $217,230 |
| Mean | $121,630 |
| Employed in metro | 330 |
A Mechanical Engineers in Asheville, NC earns a median of $108,630 per year. That is 4% above the national median of $104,110 for this occupation. Because Asheville, NC has a cost index of 98.3 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $110,509 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $71,838, median gross rent $1,296/mo, and the median home value $370,900. See the full Asheville, NC cost-of-living profile.