Mechanical Engineers Salary in Rochester, NY
Median annual salary
$100,160
-4% vs US median ($104,110)
Worth after local cost of living
$115,525
cost index 86.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Rochester, NY
| 10th percentile | $69,810 |
| 25th percentile | $81,450 |
| Median (50th) | $100,160 |
| 75th percentile | $121,220 |
| 90th percentile | $135,730 |
| Mean | $102,050 |
| Employed in metro | 1,040 |
A Mechanical Engineers in Rochester, NY earns a median of $100,160 per year. That is 4% below the national median of $104,110 for this occupation. Because Rochester, NY has a cost index of 86.7 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $115,525 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $76,284, median gross rent $1,143/mo, and the median home value $204,600. See the full Rochester, NY cost-of-living profile.