The median annual wage for Mechanical Engineers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $111,270 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $120,550.
Pay spans roughly $77,230 at the 10th percentile to $168,270 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $53.49 per hour. An estimated 6,440 people work as mechanical engineers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $111,270 |
| Mean (annual) | $120,550 |
| Median (hourly) | $53.49 |
| 10th percentile | $77,230 |
| 90th percentile | $168,270 |
| Employment | 6,440 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.