Mechanical Engineers salary in Mobile, AL

Median pay for mechanical engineers in Mobile, AL: $101,830/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $66,550 – $135,260 · about 380 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($95,605) by +$6,225 (+7%).

What it's really worth in Mobile

With Mobile's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $101,830 has the buying power of about $114,754 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $55,247 · median home $197,857 · median rent $1,323/mo.

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How Mobile ranks for this job

On raw pay, Mobile, AL is 38th of the 180 metros we hold mechanical engineers wages for. Once Mobile's cost of living is applied, it ranks 13th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Mobile 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 Mobile

A median home in Mobile, AL costs $197,857 — about 1.9× 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 $1,323/mo works out at 16% 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 Mobile.

Metro	Median pay	vs Mobile	Rent vs Mobile
San Jose, CA	$153,520	+51%	2.7×
San Francisco, CA	$136,970	+35%	2.5×
Albuquerque, NM	$133,660	+31%	1.1×
Tyler, TX	$130,720	+28%	1.1×

Same job elsewhere in AL

Metro	Median pay	vs Mobile	Rent vs Mobile
Tuscaloosa, AL	$103,660	+2%	1.1×
Huntsville, AL	$102,500	+1%	1×
Daphne, AL	$92,450	−9%	1.3×
Birmingham, AL	$85,690	−16%	1.1×

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

Who hires mechanical engineers around Mobile

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Austal USA · Manufacturing

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