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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) mechanical engineer salary

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) posts for mechanical engineers, most often $112k–$136k, a median of across 6 open jobs that state their pay, $20.9k below the other employers post. Read from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)'s own job board.

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What mechanical engineers are paid at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Each bar counts the open jobs posting pay in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Median $124k a year. Middle half $115k to $163k. Tap a bar for its count.

Posted pay figures of 6 open jobs at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Lowest posted $97k, highest $216k.

Posted on open jobs at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

$115k–$163k/yr

Middle half of the employer's 6 distinct posted rates (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), median $124k. 100% of the 6 open mechanical engineer jobs at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) state pay.

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Every range NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) posts

Each distinct salary range on its open jobs, with how many jobs post it. Pay differs by level, location and experience.

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) mechanical engineer pay by state

StateMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
California$124k$97k–$216k6

A state's name opens what every employer posts for mechanical engineers there, when enough do.

Against other employers

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)'s own jobs beside every other employer's rates for mechanical engineers (each of their advertised ranges once).

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

$124k/yr median

Middle half $115k–$163k, from 6 jobs stating pay.

76 other employers

$145k/yr median

Middle half $119k–$173k, from 620 jobs stating pay.

Best-paid open mechanical engineer jobs at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) mechanical engineer salary: common questions

How much does NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) pay mechanical engineers?

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)'s open mechanical engineer jobs post $97k–$216k a year, most often $112k–$136k (the median of the low and of the high ends of its posted ranges), a median of $124k over 6 jobs that state pay (each job counted once). Postings state a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses.

Does NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) pay mechanical engineers more than other employers?

Its posted median ($124k) is $20.9k below the median of 76 other employers' rates for mechanical engineers ($145k, middle half $119k–$173k). Pay differs by state, so compare within a state where the state table allows.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 6 of 6 open mechanical engineer jobs at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (100%) state pay. A job that posts no pay adds nothing here (we never guess one), and "up to" ceilings are set aside.

Other pay at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Mechanical engineer pay at other employers

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Sources and method

We use only the pay a posting names, the middle of each range, and count each of this company's jobs once. For the other companies, each distinct range they post counts a single time. We set aside "up to" ceilings and any rate wildly off the occupation's typical pay. A company gets its own pay page here once it names a rate on 5 or more open jobs in the occupation. The yearly estimate is the pay times 2,080 hours.
  1. SpaceJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 14 Nov 2026

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SpaceJobs.Now. (2026). NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) mechanical engineer salary. Data as of 14 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/salaries/mechanical-engineers/jpl

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