How much do Mechanical Engineers make in Mankato, MN?

Percentile spread

For Mechanical Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $66,430 and the 90th percentile is $134,000. The difference is $67,570, which is 66.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $81,140 to the 75th at $125,370, covers $44,230.

The mean annual wage is $104,630, which sits above the median of $101,350. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Mankato, MN median is 2.7% lower than the national median of $104,110 for Mechanical Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $111,429, which is 7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.2% higher than the Minnesota median of $99,140.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Mankato, MN is 90.955, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $101,350 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mechanical Engineers at $111,429 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Mechanical Engineers. Mankato, MN ranks 2nd of 12 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 78 miles away, with a median of $101,180 and employment of 4,450. That median is 0.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,526, against $111,429 here.
• Rochester, MN is 91 miles away, with a median of $97,100 and employment of 120. That median is 4.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,914, against $111,429 here.
• St. Cloud, MN is 101 miles away, with a median of $90,670 and employment of 120. That median is 10.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,467, against $111,429 here.

Employment share

Mechanical Engineers accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Mankato, MN (80 of 56,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.19% of employment (296,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.75 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.