Mechanical Engineers Salary in Charleston, WV

Mechanical Engineers pay range in Charleston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $62,780 a year or less, while the top 10% make $155,880 or more. The middle half of mechanical engineers in Charleston earn between $81,000 and $145,640.

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

Mechanical Engineers salary after taxes in Charleston

On the average salary of $108,140, a single filer in Charleston takes home about $80,843 a year, or $6,737 a month and $3,109 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Charleston area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.7), so the average $108,140 buys what about $121,893 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Charleston ($45,830). A typical home costs $148,817, or 1.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Engineers salary in other West Virginia cities

Charleston ranks 1st of 6 West Virginia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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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 Charleston

• Industrial Engineers$140,560 a year
• Electrical Engineers$133,140 a year
• Petroleum Engineers$112,480 a year
• Engineers, All Other$111,280 a year
• Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$96,020 a year
• Civil Engineers$94,150 a year
• Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$95,080 a year
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$82,250 a year

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