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Average Mechanical Engineers Salary in Saginaw, MI

Mechanical Engineers in Saginaw, MI earn a median annual salary of $99,290, which is -3.0% compared to the national median. There are 830 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Saginaw, MI (metro area).

$99,290
Saginaw, MI median annual wage
$48/hour median
-3.0%
Difference vs national median
National median is $102,320
830
Local employment
10.5 jobs per 1,000 workers
5.62
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$63,720
25th
$81,380
Median
$99,290
75th
$105,040
90th
$131,990

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Saginaw, MI, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
90.9%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$109,241
Goods: 93.7%
Services: 95.8%
Rents: 63.6%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$147,730Compare3,910
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$145,640Compare4,670
Salinas, CA$141,420Compare60
Baton Rouge, LA$132,850Compare480
Anchorage, AK$129,990Compare400
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$129,190Compare200

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Saginaw, MI

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Chief Executives$209,4700.65
Dentists, General$161,0801.01
Computer And Information Systems Managers$143,6900.44
Pharmacists$139,4101.08
Architectural And Engineering Managers$138,1801.56
Physician Assistants$130,5401.83
Nurse Practitioners$126,5801.44
Managers, All Other$125,0600.30

Saginaw, MI has salary data for 281 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Chief Executives.

Historical series

Trend for Mechanical Engineers in Saginaw, MI

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Mechanical Engineers are projected to change by +9.1% from 2024 to 2034, with 18,100 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.