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What does Principal Mechanical Engineer do?
The average salary for Principal Mechanical Engineer is $128,796 in the United States. Find additional compensation information and vetted and verified salary data for Principal Mechanical Engineer, and find out how much Principal Mechanical Engineer gets paid based on skills, responsibilities, education, location and more.

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Popular Locations

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By City

Los Angeles, California
$ 151,663
Boston, Massachusetts
$ 150,782
Houston, Texas
$ 145,395
Denver, Colorado
$ 141,109
Dallas, Texas
$ 139,933
Chicago, Illinois
$ 137,502
Baltimore, Maryland
$ 136,461
Atlanta, Georgia
$ 133,874
Charlotte, North Carolina
$ 132,890
Columbus, Ohio
$ 126,422

By State

New York
$ 141,987
Colorado
$ 133,108
New Hampshire
$ 132,306
Pennsylvania
$ 130,049
Oregon
$ 127,271
Alabama
$ 126,052
North Carolina
$ 125,705
Ohio
$ 124,584
Iowa
$ 120,041
Kentucky
$ 119,102

By Country

United States
$ 128,796
Canada
$ 130,894
Bahamas
$ 83,216
Bulgaria
€ 36,176
China
¥ 375,939
Czech Republic
Kč 1,084,912
Ecuador
$ 40,886
France
€ 71,492
Germany
€ 90,681
Hong Kong SAR
$ 728,879

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