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Mechanical Engineer Career Market Report 2026

8,614 active jobs. 1,460 companies. Median salary $115K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

8,614
Active Job Openings
1,460
Companies Hiring
$115K
Median Salary (US)
75%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Mechanical Engineer market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 75% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $115K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $90K to $172K.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 20%

Electrical demand rose +12.8pp — fastest-growing skill

Alten leads hiring with 411 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Mid-Level → Senior (+$30K, +30%)

Salary increase: +$30K · Sample: Mid-Level → Senior

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 31% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior382$104K$129K$170K
Mid-Level147$87K$99K$152K
Staff88$125K$152K$208K
Junior86$79K$100K$142K
Lead30$108K$143K$205K
Entry-Level13$70K$72K$90K
Manager5$110K$110K$180K

What jumps out

Mid-Level → Senior: +$30K (30%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States805$117KUSD
Remote20$120KUSD
Canada15$126KUSD
France9$73KEUR
United Kingdom3$6KGBP

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site5.2%
Remote3.4%
Hybrid1.6%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
20%
Electrical
18%
Project Management
14%
SolidWorks
11%
Python
11%
AutoCAD
10%
Finite Element Analysis
10%
Robotics
6%
MATLAB / Simulink
5%
Structural Analysis
5%
MATLAB
5%
Revit
4%

Skills on the Rise

Electrical ↑+12.8ppAI/LLM ↑+6.6ppProject Management ↑+5.7ppMATLAB / Simulink ↑+5.0ppMATLAB ↑+4.9pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-10.2ppSustainability ↓-7.5ppSupply Chain ↓-7.4ppProcurement ↓-7.2ppAgile ↓-6.2pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Alten4114.8%
Micron1902.2%
Soprasteria1371.6%
Nvidia1261.5%
Space x1101.3%
Amazon1101.3%
trilongroup1101.3%
Analogdevices1021.2%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States3,496
France735
India353
United Kingdom202
Canada174
Remote151
Singapore146
China137

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree27.3%1,363
Bachelor's Degree14.4%719
Master's Degree14.0%700
PhD / Doctorate2.9%144
MBA0.1%3
High School / GED0.0%1

Certifications

PMP (1%)

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