What is the median salary for Mechanical Engineers in Baltimore?

According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Mechanical Engineers in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $116,700.

How does Baltimore pay compare to the US median for Mechanical Engineers?

Local median pay is 12.1% above the national OEWS median of $104,110.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for Baltimore is 104.5 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $116,700 has about the same purchasing power as $111,675 at US-average prices.

How current is this data?

Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

Mechanical Engineers, Baltimore

$116,700

BLS OEWS median annual wage in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD. Middle half of wages roughly $95,070 to $154,980.

BLS OEWS median, May 2025, as of May 15, 2026. BEA Regional Price Parity 2024. Disclaimer

vs US median: +12.1%
US median: $104,110
Metro RPP: 104.5
Middle half: $95,070 to $154,980
OEWS employment: 3,050
SOC: 17-2141

Mechanical Engineers in Baltimore pay a median $116,700 (May 2025), 12.1% above the US median of $104,110. At local prices (RPP 104.5), that median buys about what $111,675 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$116,700 in Baltimore buys about what $111,675 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 104.5, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 118.2 vs all-items 104.5 (US = 100, 2024).

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Mechanical Engineers in nearby metros

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
Baltimore	$116,700	$95,070 to $154,980	104.5
Minneapolis	$101,180	$83,940 to $130,030	104.8
San Francisco	$161,370	$128,330 to $183,990	115.6
Tulsa	$107,440	$85,210 to $129,220	89.2

BLS OEWS May 2025 where published for the CBSA.

FAQ

What is the median salary for Mechanical Engineers in Baltimore?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Mechanical Engineers in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $116,700.
How does Baltimore pay compare to the US median for Mechanical Engineers?: Local median pay is 12.1% above the national OEWS median of $104,110.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for Baltimore is 104.5 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $116,700 has about the same purchasing power as $111,675 at US-average prices.
How current is this data?: Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

What this covers

Includes

BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)

Does not include

Federal, state, or local income taxes
Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand

Median wages are published BLS OEWS metro estimates; price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities. See methodology and disclaimer.