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Mechanical Engineering Salary in the Rocket City
Median pay for mechanical engineering in the Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL corridor based on BLS OEWS May 2024 data and 2 live RCE listings.
Median annual wage
$103K
50th percentile
10th percentile
$76K
Entry / regional low
90th percentile
$172K
Senior / specialized
Workforce in MSA
~2,020
BLS 2024
Wage distribution
Annual wages for mechanical engineering across all employers in the metro.
$76K
10th$85K
25th$103K
Median$136K
75th$172K
90th
10th$85K
25th$103K
Median$136K
75th$172K
90th
What live listings are paying
Live listings sampled
2
Median (live)
$114K
Range (live)
$114K – $114K
Top employers hiring mechanical engineering now
Sources: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics for the Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL metro area, May 2024 release (bls.gov/oes) · 2 live RocketCityEngineers.com listings (last 90 days). Snapshot last refreshed June 7, 2026.
BLS data reports annual wages for full-time-equivalent positions regardless of clearance, employer type, or experience. Cleared positions in this corridor typically command a 10–25% premium over the BLS median.