Mechanical Engineers salary in Ogden, UT

Median pay for mechanical engineers in Ogden, UT: $92,750/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $69,100 – $131,230 · about 1,240 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($95,605) by −$2,855 (-3%).

What it's really worth in Ogden

With Ogden's cost of living at 96 (US=100), that $92,750 has the buying power of about $96,485 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $91,022 · median home $520,531 · median rent $1,630/mo.

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How Ogden ranks for this job

On raw pay, Ogden, UT is 109th of the 180 metros we hold mechanical engineers wages for. Once Ogden's cost of living is applied, it ranks 89th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Ogden is one of the places where mechanical engineers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Ogden

A median home in Ogden, UT costs $520,531 — about 5.6× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,630/mo works out at 21% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where mechanical engineers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Ogden.

Metro	Median pay	vs Ogden	Rent vs Ogden
San Jose, CA	$153,520	+66%	2.2×
San Francisco, CA	$136,970	+48%	2×
Albuquerque, NM	$133,660	+44%	0.9×
Tyler, TX	$130,720	+41%	0.9×

Same job elsewhere in UT

Metro	Median pay	vs Ogden	Rent vs Ogden
Provo, UT	$95,500	+3%	1.1×
Salt Lake City, UT	$93,740	+1%	1×

Staying in UT keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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