Mechanical Engineers Salary in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
Median annual salary
$116,700
+12% vs US median ($104,110)
Worth after local cost of living
$95,499
cost index 122.2 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
| 10th percentile | $76,900 |
| 25th percentile | $95,070 |
| Median (50th) | $116,700 |
| 75th percentile | $154,980 |
| 90th percentile | $174,920 |
| Mean | $123,240 |
| Employed in metro | 3,050 |
A Mechanical Engineers in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns a median of $116,700 per year. That is 12% above the national median of $104,110 for this occupation. Because Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD has a cost index of 122.2 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $95,499 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $99,470, median gross rent $1,611/mo, and the median home value $391,300. See the full Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD cost-of-living profile.