# Mechanical Engineer Salary Senior: $148k median (2026)

> senior mechanical engineer salary - based on 724 live postings across 30+ ATS sources.

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## Salary

- **Median:** $148k
- **25th-75th percentile:** $128k - $165k
- **Based on:** 302 disclosed salaries from live postings

## Hiring across industries (ISIC Rev.4)

- Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis (division 71, 121 open)
- Manufacture of other transport equipment (division 30, 106 open)
- Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (division 28, 71 open)
- Employment activities (division 78, 69 open)
- Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (division 26, 65 open)
- Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (division 62, 58 open)

## Top companies hiring

- Rocket Lab Corporation (12 open)
- Relativity Space (12 open)
- SpaceX (12 open)
- Anduril Industries (9 open)
- Rocket Lab (9 open)
- Burns & McDonnell (9 open)
- ASM (8 open)
- Applied Materials (8 open)

## Sample live roles

- [Mechanical Engineer - Water / Wastewater](https://uk.linkedin.com/jobs/view/mechanical-engineer-water-wastewater-at-egis-4442725281) - Egis - London, England
- [Senior Mechanical Engineer- Industrial Automation](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-mechanical-engineer-industrial-automation-at-daniels-health-4445655767) - Daniels Health - Houston, TX - $125,397 to $141,395
- [Senior Mechanical Engineer / Project Manager- Milpitas](https://jobs.workable.com/view/vRr3umYxocDRSdQQKAdYwa/hybrid-senior-mechanical-engineer-%2F-project-manager--milpitas-in-milpitas-at-acorn-product-development%2C-inc.) - Acorn Product Development, Inc. - Milpitas, California
- [Senior Engineer, Mechanical Engineering (Advanced Packaging)](https://www.asm.com/open-vacancies/?gh_jid=4935387101) - ASM
- [PEAK - Sr Admin Support Spec for the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ce5a83951ab34bd5) - University of Oklahoma - Norman, OK - $15.50 an hour
- [Mechanical Engineer - Senior](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4dd1ff99d1c19ae3) - Cube Hub Inc - Orlando, FL - $38 - $40 an hour
- [Senior Mechanical Engineer](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0f4220002f355e13) - Sartorius - Ann Arbor, MI
- [Senior Mechanical Engineer (Onsite)](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b658c1f2d8452bb9) - Collins Aerospace - McKinney, TX - $86,800 - $165,200 a year
- [Senior Mechanical Engineer](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=79eb6ef7e147c2db) - ACE Partners - Torrance, CA - $120,000 - $180,000 a year
- [Senior Mechanical Engineer – Aerospace & Defense](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=861392e9f217c06c) - Machina Labs - Chatsworth, CA - $95,000 - $130,000 a year
- [Senior Mechanical Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-mechanical-engineer-at-general-atomics-aeronautical-systems-4445235135) - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems - Poway, CA
- [Engineer II / Senior Mechanical Engineer, Sustaining Engineering](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/engineer-ii-senior-mechanical-engineer-sustaining-engineering-at-lila-sciences-4436358878) - Lila Sciences - Cambridge, MA - $93,600 USD - $158,400

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