Mechanical Engineers salary in Flint, MI

Median pay for mechanical engineers in Flint, MI: $95,960/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $64,550 – $124,100 · about 580 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($95,605) by +$355 (+0%).

What it's really worth in Flint

With Flint's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $95,960 has the buying power of about $106,766 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $58,594 · median home $197,858 · median rent $1,096/mo.

Full Flint cost of living & taxes →

How Flint ranks for this job

On raw pay, Flint, MI is 85th of the 180 metros we hold mechanical engineers wages for. Once Flint's cost of living is applied, it ranks 36th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Flint is one of the places where mechanical engineers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Flint

A median home in Flint, MI costs $197,858 — about 2.1× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,096/mo works out at 14% 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 Flint.

Metro	Median pay	vs Flint	Rent vs Flint
San Jose, CA	$153,520	+60%	3.3×
San Francisco, CA	$136,970	+43%	3×
Albuquerque, NM	$133,660	+39%	1.4×
Tyler, TX	$130,720	+36%	1.3×

Same job elsewhere in MI

Metro	Median pay	vs Flint	Rent vs Flint
Ann Arbor, MI	$102,660	+7%	1.9×
Detroit, MI	$101,230	+5%	1.4×
Kalamazoo, MI	$97,650	+2%	1.2×
Lansing, MI	$97,250	+1%	1.2×

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

Who hires mechanical engineers around Flint

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• General Motors · Manufacturing

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