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Mechanical Engineers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
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The spread
How pay for this job is spread here: higher means more people earn around that amount, and the darker middle is the middle half of earners. The dots are BLS's published 10th, 25th, median, 75th and 90th percentiles; the curve between them is our smooth estimate. Hover or tap a dot for its figure.
This job is more common here than nationally: 2.3 in every 1,000 jobs (location quotient 1.23).
Where this job pays most
Median a year by state, from lower to higher pay as in the key below. Hover or tap a state for its figure. Living costs differ too, so a higher wage is not always more to spend.
- AL, Alabama, median $100,230
- AK, Alaska, median $124,340
- AZ, Arizona, median $100,270
- AR, Arkansas, median $80,180
- CA, California, median $130,900
- CO, Colorado, median $124,430
- CT, Connecticut, median $105,090
- DE, Delaware, median $125,130
- DC, District of Columbia, median $133,300
- FL, Florida, median $99,980
- GA, Georgia, median $100,620
- HI, Hawaii, median $98,740
- ID, Idaho, median $93,190
- IL, Illinois, median $102,680
- IN, Indiana, median $99,590
- IA, Iowa, median $97,700
- KS, Kansas, median $86,260
- KY, Kentucky, median $101,050
- LA, Louisiana, median $119,540
- ME, Maine, median $102,430
- MD, Maryland, median $122,870
- MA, Massachusetts, median $119,300
- MI, Michigan, median $104,890
- MN, Minnesota, median $99,140
- MS, Mississippi, median $98,000
- MO, Missouri, median $99,330
- MT, Montana, median $94,190
- NE, Nebraska, median $88,060
- NV, Nevada, median $102,680
- NH, New Hampshire, median $103,660
- NJ, New Jersey, median $112,300
- NM, New Mexico, median $157,710
- NY, New York, median $102,440
- NC, North Carolina, median $100,720
- ND, North Dakota, median $86,330
- OH, Ohio, median $99,100
- OK, Oklahoma, median $101,850
- OR, Oregon, median $103,470
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $97,920
- RI, Rhode Island, median $116,230
- SC, South Carolina, median $104,580
- SD, South Dakota, median $88,380
- TN, Tennessee, median $99,550
- TX, Texas, median $112,410
- UT, Utah, median $102,500
- VT, Vermont, median $107,330
- VA, Virginia, median $104,180
- WA, Washington, median $110,430
- WV, West Virginia, median $97,390
- WI, Wisconsin, median $95,870
- WY, Wyoming, median $117,750
- PR, Puerto Rico, median $72,240
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