Mechanical Engineers Salary in Salem, OR

Mechanical Engineers pay range in Salem

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $73,740 a year or less, while the top 10% make $139,000 or more. The middle half of mechanical engineers in Salem earn between $79,770 and $117,690.

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

Mechanical Engineers salary after taxes in Salem

On the average salary of $102,000, a single filer in Salem takes home about $72,963 a year, or $6,080 a month and $2,806 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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

Prices in the Salem area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.6), so the average $102,000 buys what about $98,409 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Salem ($55,310). A typical home costs $454,689, or 4.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Engineers salary in other Oregon cities

Salem ranks 5th of 7 Oregon metro areas for this job; Corvallis pays the most ($119,440).

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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).

Mechanical Engineers salary by city

Related jobs in Salem

• Electrical Engineers$124,320 a year
• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$119,080 a year
• Civil Engineers$116,280 a year
• Engineers, All Other$111,030 a year
• Industrial Engineers$107,430 a year
• Surveyors$104,470 a year
• Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$95,490 a year
• Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$87,350 a year

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