Mechanical Engineers Salary in Lansing, MI

Mechanical Engineers pay range in Lansing

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $67,110 a year or less, while the top 10% make $156,210 or more. The middle half of mechanical engineers in Lansing earn between $80,650 and $121,590.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Mechanical Engineers salary after taxes in Lansing

On the average salary of $104,290, a single filer in Lansing takes home about $77,027 a year, or $6,419 a month and $2,963 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Lansing's local income tax (1%).

Is Lansing a good place for mechanical engineers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lansing area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.0), so the average $104,290 buys what about $109,789 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Lansing ($52,800). A typical home costs $250,377, or 2.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Engineers salary in other Michigan cities

Lansing ranks 6th of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Ann Arbor pays the most ($119,890).

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Highest-paying cities for mechanical engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($165,920).

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• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$114,260 a year
• Industrial Engineers$104,200 a year
• Engineers, All Other$102,370 a year
• Civil Engineers$97,210 a year
• Environmental Engineers$95,930 a year
• Electrical Engineers$93,530 a year
• Chemical Engineers$72,680 a year
• Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$66,720 a year

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