Of the 16,210 mechanical engineering professionals employed in Illinois, 390 work in Galesburg. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of mechanical engineering professionals in Galesburg has shrunk by 29%. Overall employment in Galesburg has increased.

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In Galesburg, salaries for mechanical engineering professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $61,550 per year was earned by mechanical engineering professionals in Galesburg. Four years earlier in 2006, mechanical engineering professionals in Galesburg made an average salary of $49,500 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Galesburg.

Mechanical engineering professionals in Galesburg make a median yearly salary of $60,678. The difference in pay between the mechanical engineering professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 134%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $37,492 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $87,828 per year.

Galesburg mechanical engineering professionals have earnings that are higher than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

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

Galesburg's mechanical engineering school offers one mechanical engineering degree and certificate program.

In 2010 approximately 1 students completed mechanical engineering courses.