SOC 17-2141 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025

How much do Mechanical Engineers make in Twin Falls, ID?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Mechanical Engineers in Twin Falls, ID is $93,190. The 10th percentile is $63,780 and the 90th percentile is $111,620. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$93,190

10th percentile
$63,780
25th percentile
$79,680
Median
$93,190
75th percentile
$103,110
90th percentile
$111,620
Mean
$90,740

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Mechanical Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $63,780 and the 90th percentile is $111,620. The difference is $47,840, which is 51.3% 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 $79,680 to the 75th at $103,110, covers $23,430.

The mean annual wage is $90,740, which sits below the median of $93,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Twin Falls, ID median is 10.5% lower than the national median of $104,110 for Mechanical Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $101,175, which is 2.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Idaho median of $93,190.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Twin Falls, ID is 92.108, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $93,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mechanical Engineers at $101,175 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Mechanical Engineers. Twin Falls, ID ranks 5th of 6 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).).

  • Boise City, ID is 89 miles away, with a median of $91,340 and employment of 480. That median is 2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,834, against $101,175 here.
  • Idaho Falls, ID is 136 miles away, with a median of $97,540 and employment of 190. That median is 4.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,313, against $101,175 here.
  • Logan, UT-ID is 147 miles away, with a median of $116,680 and employment of 210. That median is 25.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $121,634, against $101,175 here.

Employment share

Mechanical Engineers accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Twin Falls, ID (40 of 50,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.19% of employment (296,810 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.42 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Twin Falls, ID · Mechanical Engineers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Mechanical Engineers make in Twin Falls, ID?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Mechanical Engineers in Twin Falls, ID is $93,190. The 10th percentile is $63,780 and the 90th percentile is $111,620. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Mechanical Engineers?

The local median is 10.5% lower than the national median of $104,110.

What is Mechanical Engineers pay in Twin Falls, ID after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Twin Falls, ID is 92.108, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $93,190 is $101,175. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Twin Falls, ID compare with nearby metros for Mechanical Engineers?

Boise City, ID is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 89 miles away, at $91,340. Twin Falls, ID ranks 5th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.