Mechanical Engineers Salary in Wichita, KS
Median annual salary
$94,610
-9% vs US median ($104,110)
Worth after local cost of living
$126,315
cost index 74.9 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Wichita, KS
| 10th percentile | $65,840 |
| 25th percentile | $77,580 |
| Median (50th) | $94,610 |
| 75th percentile | $115,990 |
| 90th percentile | $139,660 |
| Mean | $100,140 |
| Employed in metro | 800 |
A Mechanical Engineers in Wichita, KS earns a median of $94,610 per year. That is 9% below the national median of $104,110 for this occupation. Because Wichita, KS has a cost index of 74.9 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $126,315 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $70,655, median gross rent $987/mo, and the median home value $201,200. See the full Wichita, KS cost-of-living profile.