How much do Mechanical Engineers make in Sheboygan, WI?

Percentile spread

For Mechanical Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $75,960 and the 90th percentile is $144,330. The difference is $68,370, which is 69.4% 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 $77,360 to the 75th at $121,050, covers $43,690.

The mean annual wage is $103,090, which sits above the median of $98,450. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Sheboygan, WI median is 5.4% lower than the national median of $104,110 for Mechanical Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $104,718, which is 0.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.7% higher than the Wisconsin median of $95,870.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sheboygan, WI is 94.014, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $98,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mechanical Engineers at $104,718 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

29 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Mechanical Engineers. Sheboygan, WI ranks 12th of 30 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).).

• Fond du Lac, WI is 38 miles away, with a median of $95,410 and employment of 210. That median is 3.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,111, against $104,718 here.
• Appleton, WI is 50 miles away, with a median of $85,260 and employment of 460. That median is 13.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,254, against $104,718 here.
• Oshkosh-Neenah, WI is 52 miles away, with a median of $82,800 and employment of 330. That median is 15.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,100, against $104,718 here.

Employment share

Mechanical Engineers accounts for 0.41% of wage-and-salary employment in Sheboygan, WI (250 of 60,630). Nationally the occupation is 0.19% of employment (296,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.16 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.