Mechanical Engineers Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
Median annual salary
$83,920
-19% vs US median ($104,110)
Worth after local cost of living
$110,276
cost index 76.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
| 10th percentile | $63,320 |
| 25th percentile | $70,890 |
| Median (50th) | $83,920 |
| 75th percentile | $102,770 |
| 90th percentile | $133,910 |
| Mean | $93,260 |
| Employed in metro | 360 |
A Mechanical Engineers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA earns a median of $83,920 per year. That is 19% below the national median of $104,110 for this occupation. Because Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA has a cost index of 76.1 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $110,276 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $65,158, median gross rent $1,003/mo, and the median home value $187,200. See the full Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA cost-of-living profile.