Mechanical Engineers salary in Fayetteville, AR

Median pay for mechanical engineers in Fayetteville, AR: $73,880/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $55,090 – $107,410 · about 200 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($95,605) by −$21,725 (-23%).

What it's really worth in Fayetteville

With Fayetteville's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $73,880 has the buying power of about $80,787 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $73,316 · median home $368,497 · median rent $1,594/mo.

Full Fayetteville cost of living & taxes →

How Fayetteville ranks for this job

On raw pay, Fayetteville, AR is 178th of the 180 metros we hold mechanical engineers wages for. Once Fayetteville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 176th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Fayetteville sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Fayetteville

A median home in Fayetteville, AR costs $368,497 — about 5× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,594/mo works out at 26% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where mechanical engineers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Fayetteville.

Metro	Median pay	vs Fayetteville	Rent vs Fayetteville
San Jose, CA	$153,520	+108%	2.3×
San Francisco, CA	$136,970	+85%	2×
Albuquerque, NM	$133,660	+81%	0.9×
Tyler, TX	$130,720	+77%	0.9×

Same job elsewhere in AR

Metro	Median pay	vs Fayetteville	Rent vs Fayetteville
Little Rock, AR	$75,990	+3%	0.8×
Fort Smith, AR	$68,710	−7%	0.6×

Staying in AR keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires mechanical engineers around Fayetteville

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Tyson Foods · Manufacturing

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