# Mechanical Engineer Salary Lead: $164k median (2026)

> lead mechanical engineer salary - based on 222 live postings across 30+ ATS sources.

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## Salary

- **Median:** $164k
- **25th-75th percentile:** $148k - $194k
- **Based on:** 91 disclosed salaries from live postings

## Hiring across industries (ISIC Rev.4)

- Manufacture of other transport equipment (division 30, 41 open)
- Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (division 26, 31 open)
- Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis (division 71, 29 open)
- Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (division 28, 24 open)
- Employment activities (division 78, 11 open)
- Manufacture of electrical equipment (division 27, 10 open)

## Top companies hiring

- Relativity Space (9 open)
- Raytheon (9 open)
- SpaceX (5 open)
- Apptronik (5 open)
- Bloom Energy (5 open)
- Mainspring Energy (4 open)
- WSP in the U.S. (4 open)
- BAE Systems, Inc. (4 open)

## Sample live roles

- [Staff Mechanical Engineer](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0abface6e631c296) - Otis - Farmington, CT - $116,000 - $174,000 a year
- [Senior Engineer - Mechanical Engineering Software Tools (Technical Staff) Engineering Technologist](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=1d679e3cc3960fc7) - Dell Technologies - TX - $229,500 - $297,000 a year
- [Director of Mechanical Engineering, Hardware Platform](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/director-of-mechanical-engineering-hardware-platform-at-atomic-machines-4413643134) - Atomic Machines - Santa Clara, CA - $275,000 USD - $320,000
- [Principal Mechanical Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/principal-mechanical-engineer-at-jobot-4441588432) - Jobot - San Jose, CA - $200,000 - $260,000
- [Principal Mechanical Engineer, Tooling](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/principal-mechanical-engineer-tooling-at-relativity-space-4361253960) - Relativity Space - Long Beach, CA - $185,000—$277,000
- [Principal Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/principal-manufacturing-mechanical-engineer-at-bivacor-4431431270) - BiVACOR - Huntington Beach, CA - $130,000 to $153,000
- [Senior/Principal Mechanical Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-principal-mechanical-engineer-at-torus-4427122666) - Torus - South Salt Lake, UT - $100,000-145,000
- [Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-principal-mechanical-engineer-at-worley-4427092833) - Worley - Reading, PA
- [Principal Mechanical Engineer / Robotics / Automation](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/principal-mechanical-engineer-robotics-automation-at-motion-recruitment-4436410465) - Motion Recruitment - Woburn, MA
- [Lead Process Mechanical Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/lead-process-mechanical-engineer-at-jacobs-4306228133) - Jacobs - Bingham Farms, MI - $110,000.00 to $175,000.00
- [Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer - Characterization Lead](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-staff-mechanical-engineer-characterization-lead-at-dexcom-4427645063) - Dexcom - San Diego, CA - $149,000.00 - $248,300.00
- [Staff Mechanical Engineer, Fluid Systems](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/staff-mechanical-engineer-fluid-systems-at-radiant-4416338716) - Radiant - El Segundo, CA - $200,500 - $314,475

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