Exactly 14,520 of the 16,210 mechanical engineering professionals employed in Illinois, work in Dekalb. Between 2006 and 2010, in Dekalb, there has been a 3% growth in the number of mechanical engineering professionals. As the employment for mechanical engineering professionals in Dekalb has increased, overall employment in Dekalb has also increased.

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Salaries for mechanical engineering professionals in Dekalb have increased. In 2010 mechanical engineering professionals in Dekalb reportedly earned an average salary of $64,836 per year. The average salary for mechanical engineering professionals in Dekalb was $59,252 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of mechanical engineering professionals in Dekalb is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Mechanical engineering professionals make a median salary of $61,832 per year in Dekalb. The 10% of mechanical engineering professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $39,230 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 143% higher salaries.

On average mechanical engineering professionals in Dekalb earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Dekalb.

Many of Dekalb's mechanical engineering professionals are graduates of the only accredited mechanical engineering school in the city.

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in mechanical engineering offered by Dekalb's mechanical engineering schools.

Approximately 77 students completed mechanical engineering courses in 2010.