Mechanical Engineers salary in Jacksonville, FL

Median pay for mechanical engineers in Jacksonville, FL: $93,550/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $61,910 – $140,830 · about 610 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($95,605) by −$2,055 (-2%).

What it's really worth in Jacksonville

With Jacksonville's cost of living at 100 (US=100), that $93,550 has the buying power of about $93,883 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $73,194 · median home $352,994 · median rent $1,701/mo.

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How Jacksonville ranks for this job

On raw pay, Jacksonville, FL is 104th of the 180 metros we hold mechanical engineers wages for. Once Jacksonville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 101st.

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

What that salary buys in Jacksonville

A median home in Jacksonville, FL costs $352,994 — about 3.8× 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 $1,701/mo works out at 22% 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 Jacksonville.

Metro	Median pay	vs Jacksonville	Rent vs Jacksonville
San Jose, CA	$153,520	+64%	2.1×
San Francisco, CA	$136,970	+46%	1.9×
Albuquerque, NM	$133,660	+43%	0.9×
Tyler, TX	$130,720	+40%	0.8×

Same job elsewhere in FL

Metro	Median pay	vs Jacksonville	Rent vs Jacksonville
Palm Bay, FL	$100,880	+8%	1.1×
Gainesville, FL	$98,900	+6%	1×
Orlando, FL	$98,060	+5%	1.2×
Miami, FL	$96,680	+3%	1.6×

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

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