Salary guide, May 2025

Packaging Engineer pay in Fort Wayne, IN

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The median annual wage for Mechanical Engineers in Fort Wayne, IN was $95,310 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $77,740 and $125,880.

The Fort Wayne, IN median is $8,800 below the national median of $104,110, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 17-2141 Mechanical Engineers

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about fort Wayne, IN?

Mechanical Engineers in Fort Wayne, IN: median $95,310; published 25th to 75th percentile $77,740 to $125,880.

Annual wage percentiles, Fort Wayne, IN
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$61,350	$77,740	$95,310	$125,880	$140,020

Mechanical Engineers in Fort Wayne, IN: median $45.82; published 25th to 75th percentile $37.37 to $60.52.

Hourly wage percentiles, Fort Wayne, IN
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$29.50	$37.37	$45.82	$60.52	$67.32

BLS estimated 560 workers employed in this occupation in Fort Wayne, IN. Location quotient: 1.3.

What should you know about united States?

Mechanical Engineers in U.S.: median $104,110; published 25th to 75th percentile $84,130 to $132,590.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$73,990	$84,130	$104,110	$132,590	$164,340

Mechanical Engineers in U.S.: median $50.05; published 25th to 75th percentile $40.45 to $63.75.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$35.57	$40.45	$50.05	$63.75	$79.01

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Packaging Engineer median is $95,310. The all-occupations median in Fort Wayne, IN is $47,700. Ratio: 2.00 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.3 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Packaging Engineer in Fort Wayne, IN, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$75,060	$85,900	$104,550
May 2025	$77,740	$95,310	$125,880

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 17-2141 Mechanical Engineers, Fort Wayne, IN. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 17-2141 Mechanical Engineers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Packaging Engineer
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$97,950	$80,630 to $105,770
Muncie, IN	$86,010	$80,770 to $103,440

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