Engineering
Mechatronics Engineers
Research, design, develop, or test automation, intelligent systems, smart devices, or industrial systems control.
Median salary (BLS)
$122,930
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$67k – $190k
Job outlook
+2% (about average)
AI exposure
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports one wage for this occupational group, which covers 8 related roles — so read the median as an approximate group figure, and the range as the truer picture for this specific title. BLS source.
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $99,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Mechatronics Engineers
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Mechatronics Engineers Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Mechatronics Engineers
Entry / Junior
$66,810
~2 yrs to advance
Mechatronics Engineers
Established
$122,930
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Mechatronics Engineers
Senior
$156,440
Internships are a common on-ramp here — they speed up landing that first role and improve your odds, which is why the Safe and High-ceiling plans build one in.
Key skills
A typical day
- •Create mechanical design documents for parts, assemblies, or finished products.
- •Design advanced precision equipment for accurate or controlled applications.
- •Design engineering systems for the automation of industrial tasks.
- •Implement or test design solutions.
- •Maintain technical project files.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Engineering
Explore all- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Stanford University4% admit · $122,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- Georgia Institute of Technology16% admit · $99,000 grad pay
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign45% admit · $80,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.