A person working as a Mechanical Engineer in Czech Republic typically earns around 55,700 CZK per month. Salaries range from 25,600 CZK (lowest) to 88,500 CZK (highest).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Mechanical Engineer salaries vary drastically based on experience, skills, gender, or location. Below you will find a detailed breakdown based on many different criteria.
Mechanical Engineer salaries in Czech Republic range from 25,600 CZK per month (minimum salary) to 88,500 CZK per month (maximum salary).
The median salary is 60,100 CZK per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Mechanical Engineer(s) are earning less than 60,100 CZK while the other half are earning more than 60,100 CZK. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of Mechanical Engineer(s) are earning less than 38,600 CZK while 75% of them are earning more than 38,600 CZK. Also from the diagram, 75% of Mechanical Engineer(s) are earning less than 80,300 CZK while 25% are earning more than 80,300 CZK.
Both are indicators. If your salary is higher than both of the average and the median then you are doing very well. If your salary is lower than both, then many people are earning more than you and there is plenty of room for improvement. If your wage is between the average and the median, then things can be a bit complicated. We wrote a guide to explain all about the different scenarios. How to compare your salary
The experience level is the most important factor in determining the salary. Naturally the more years of experience the higher your wage. We broke down Mechanical Engineer salaries by experience level and this is what we found.
A Mechanical Engineer with less than two years of experience makes approximately 29,100 CZK per month.
While someone with an experience level between two and five years is expected to earn 38,800 CZK per month, 34% more than someone with less than two year's experience.
Moving forward, an experience level between five and ten years lands a salary of 57,400 CZK per month, 48% more than someone with two to five years of experience.
Additionally, Mechanical Engineer(s) whose expertise span anywhere between ten and fifteen years get a salary equivalent to 70,000 CZK per month, 22% more than someone with five to ten years of experience.
If the experience level is between fifteen and twenty years, then the expected wage is 76,300 CZK per month, 9% more than someone with ten to fifteen years of experience.
Lastly, employees with more than twenty years of professional experience get a salary of 82,600 CZK per month, 8% more than people with fifteen to twenty years of experience.
0 - 2 Years | 29,100 CZK | |
2 - 5 Years | +34% | 38,800 CZK |
5 - 10 Years | +48% | 57,400 CZK |
10 - 15 Years | +22% | 70,000 CZK |
15 - 20 Years | +9% | 76,300 CZK |
20+ Years | +8% | 82,600 CZK |
We all know that higher education equals a bigger salary, but how much more money can a degree add to your income? We broke down Mechanical Engineer salaries by education level in order to make a comparison.
When the education level is Bachelor's Degree, the average salary of a Mechanical Engineer is 33,800 CZK per month.
While someone with a Master's Degree gets a salary of 65,300 CZK per month, 93% more than someone having a Bachelor's Degree degree.
Bachelor's Degree | 33,800 CZK | |
Master's Degree | +93% | 65,300 CZK |
A Master's degree program or any post-graduate program in Czech Republic costs anywhere from 305,000 Czech Koruna(s) to 914,000 Czech Koruna(s) and lasts approximately two years. That is quite an investment.
You can't really expect any salary increases during the study period, assuming you already have a job. In most cases, a salary review is conducted once education is completed and the degree has been attained.
Many people pursue higher education as a tactic to switch into a higher paying job. The numbers seem to support the thoery. The average increase in compensation while changing jobs is approximately 10% more than the customary salary increment.
If you can afford the costs of higher education, the return on investment is definitely worth it. You should be able to recover the costs in roughly a year or so.
Though gender should not have an effect on pay, in reality, it does. So who gets paid more: men or women? Male Mechanical Engineer employees in Czech Republic earn 8% more than their female counterparts on average.
Male | 57,700 CZK | |
Female | -7% | 53,700 CZK |
Mechanical Engineer(s) in Czech Republic are likely to observe a salary increase of approximately 11% every 18 months. The national average annual increment for all professions combined is 8% granted to employees every 18 months.
The term 'Annual Salary Increase' usually refers to the increase in 12 calendar month period, but because it is rarely that people get their salaries reviewed exactly on the one year mark, it is more meaningful to know the frequency and the rate at the time of the increase.
The annual salary Increase in a calendar year (12 months) can be easily calculated as follows: Annual Salary Increase = Increase Rate x 12 ÷ Increase Frequency
Banking | 3% | |
Energy | 6% | |
Information Technology | 9% | |
Healthcare | 3% | |
Travel | 6% | |
Construction | 9% | |
Education | 3% |
Listed above are the average annual increase rates for each industry in Czech Republic for the year 2020. Companies within thriving industries tend to provide higher and more frequent raises. Exceptions do exist, but generally speaking, the situation of any company is closely related to the economic situation in the country or region. These figures tend to change frequently.
A Mechanical Engineer is considered to be a moderate bonus-based job due to the generally limited involvement in direct revenue generation, with exceptions of course. The people who get the highest bonuses are usually somehow involved in the revenue generation cycle.
42% of surveyed staff reported that they haven't received any bonuses or incentives in the previous year while 58% said that they received at least one form of monetary bonus.
Those who got bonuses reported rates ranging from 2% to 7% of their annual salary.
Received Bonus | 58% | |
No Bonus | 42% |
The most standard form of bonus where the employee is awarded based on their exceptional performance.
Company Performance BonusesOccasionally, some companies like to celebrate excess earnings and profits with their staff collectively in the form of bonuses that are granted to everyone. The amount of the bonus will probably be different from person to person depending on their role within the organization.
Goal-Based BonusesGranted upon achieving an important goal or milestone.
Holiday / End of Year BonusesThese types of bonuses are given without a reason and usually resemble an appreciation token.
People tend to confuse bonuses with commissions. A commission is a prefixed rate at which someone gets paid for items sold or deals completed while a bonus is in most cases arbitrary and unplanned.
The main two types of jobs | |
Revenue Generators | Supporting Cast |
Employees that are directly involved in generating revenue or profit for the organization. Their field of expertise usually matches the type of business. | Employees that support and facilitate the work of revenue generators. Their expertise is usually different from that of the core business operations. |
Example: | Example: |
Revenue generators usually get more and higher bonuses, higher salaries, and more frequent salary increments. The reason is quite simple: it is easier to quantify your value to the company in monetary terms when you participate in revenue generation.
Top management personnel and senior employees naturally exhibit higher bonus rates and frequencies than juniors. This is very predictable due to the inherent responsibilities of being higher in the hierarchy. People in top positions can easily get double or triple bonus rates than employees down the pyramid.
The hourly wage is the salary paid in one worked hour. Usually jobs are classified into two categories: salaried jobs and hourly jobs. Salaried jobs pay a fix amount regardless of the hours worked. Hourly jobs pay per worked hour. To convert salary into hourly wage the above formula is used (assuming 5 working days in a week and 8 working hours per day which is the standard for most jobs). The hourly wage calculation may differ slightly depending on the worked hours per week and the annual vacation allowance. The figures mentioned above are good approximations and are considered to be the standard. One major difference between salaried employees and hourly paid employees is overtime eligibility. Salaried employees are usually exempt from overtime as opposed to hourly paid staff.
The average salary for Mechanical Engineer is 8% more than that of Engineering. Also, Engineering salaries are 16% less than those of All Jobs.
Job Title | Average Salary |
Acoustics Engineer | 51,500 CZK | ![]() |
Assembly Engineering Technician | 39,800 CZK | ![]() |
Assistant Chief Engineer | 61,100 CZK | ![]() |
Associate Engineer | 45,600 CZK | ![]() |
Autocad Operator | 32,300 CZK | ![]() |
Automation Engineer | 56,100 CZK | ![]() |
Avionic System Support Engineer | 51,000 CZK | ![]() |
Biochemical Engineer | 50,300 CZK | ![]() |
BMS Engineer | 50,600 CZK | ![]() |
Bridge and Lock Tender | 28,400 CZK | ![]() |
Broadcast Engineer | 52,600 CZK | ![]() |
CAD Design Engineer | 56,000 CZK | ![]() |
CAD Designer | 32,500 CZK | ![]() |
CAE Engineer | 52,500 CZK | ![]() |
Ceramics Engineer | 47,900 CZK | ![]() |
Civil Engineer | 57,200 CZK | ![]() |
Commissioning Engineer | 49,200 CZK | ![]() |
Communications Engineer | 55,600 CZK | ![]() |
Condition Monitoring Engineer | 47,200 CZK | ![]() |
Contract Associate Engineer | 51,300 CZK | ![]() |
Control Systems Engineer | 54,500 CZK | ![]() |
Controls Engineer | 51,600 CZK | ![]() |
Controls Software Engineer | 46,800 CZK | ![]() |
Corrosion Engineer | 47,200 CZK | ![]() |
Design Engineer | 54,400 CZK | ![]() |
Drafter | 34,600 CZK | ![]() |
Drafting Manager | 61,000 CZK | ![]() |
Drilling Engineer | 49,500 CZK | ![]() |
Electrical Draughtsman | 26,500 CZK | ![]() |
Electrical Engineer | 59,300 CZK | ![]() |
Electrical Engineering Manager | 74,200 CZK | ![]() |
Electromechanical Engineering Technologist | 58,300 CZK | ![]() |
Electromechanical Equipment Assembler | 27,300 CZK | ![]() |
Energy Engineer | 56,300 CZK | ![]() |
Engine Assembler | 24,300 CZK | ![]() |
Engineer | 57,800 CZK | ![]() |
Engineering Account Manager | 58,600 CZK | ![]() |
Engineering Chief Designer | 60,200 CZK | ![]() |
Engineering Consultant | 74,300 CZK | ![]() |
Engineering Key Account Manager | 74,900 CZK | ![]() |
Engineering Lab Technician | 48,600 CZK | ![]() |
Engineering Planning Manager | 77,700 CZK | ![]() |
Engineering Production Manager | 93,500 CZK | ![]() |
Engineering Project Analyst | 64,300 CZK | ![]() |
Engineering Project Coordinator | 59,400 CZK | ![]() |
Engineering Project Director | 111,000 CZK | ![]() |
Engineering Project Manager | 76,600 CZK | ![]() |
Engineering Research and Development Manager | 87,000 CZK | ![]() |
Engineering Safety Coordinator | 40,800 CZK | ![]() |
Engineering Sales Manager | 74,700 CZK | ![]() |
Engineering Technician | 42,500 CZK | ![]() |
Engineering Technologist | 42,800 CZK | ![]() |
Environmental Engineer | 51,400 CZK | ![]() |
Equipment Engineer | 50,600 CZK | ![]() |
Equipment Engineering Manager | 70,100 CZK | ![]() |
Estimator | 47,300 CZK | ![]() |
Fabrication Specialist | 36,300 CZK | ![]() |
Fabricator | 24,700 CZK | ![]() |
Facade Engineer | 52,100 CZK | ![]() |
Fiber Analyst | 31,900 CZK | ![]() |
Field Engineer | 52,900 CZK | ![]() |
Field Engineering Manager | 91,100 CZK | ![]() |
Fire Engineer | 51,100 CZK | ![]() |
Fitter and Turner | 17,300 CZK | ![]() |
Forestry Strategic Planner | 64,500 CZK | ![]() |
Generation Engineer | 55,200 CZK | ![]() |
Genetic Engineer | 57,200 CZK | ![]() |
Geological Engineer | 52,300 CZK | ![]() |
Geotechnical Engineer | 54,900 CZK | ![]() |
Heavy Equipment Mechanic | 29,300 CZK | ![]() |
Highway Engineer | 54,500 CZK | ![]() |
HSE Professional | 47,100 CZK | ![]() |
HVAC Engineer | 55,700 CZK | ![]() |
HVAC Supervisor | 49,600 CZK | ![]() |
Industrial Engineer | 53,400 CZK | ![]() |
Industrial Engineering Technologist | 53,600 CZK | ![]() |
Instrument Engineer | 52,700 CZK | ![]() |
Instrumentation and Control Engineer | 51,300 CZK | ![]() |
Instrumentation Engineer | 51,200 CZK | ![]() |
Instrumentation Manager | 52,100 CZK | ![]() |
Irrigation Engineer | 51,600 CZK | ![]() |
Licensed Aircraft Engineer | 57,400 CZK | ![]() |
Locomotive Engineer | 49,500 CZK | ![]() |
Maintenance Engineer | 47,700 CZK | ![]() |
Maintenance Fitter | 19,500 CZK | ![]() |
Maintenance Manager | 53,200 CZK | ![]() |
Manufacturing Engineer | 51,900 CZK | ![]() |
Marine Engineer | 51,800 CZK | ![]() |
Materials Engineer | 53,500 CZK | ![]() |
Materials Researcher | 51,200 CZK | ![]() |
Materials Technician | 37,000 CZK | ![]() |
Mechanical and Electrical Engineer | 59,300 CZK | ![]() |
Mechanical Design Engineer | 59,300 CZK | ![]() |
Mechanical Designer | 46,000 CZK | ![]() |
Mechanical Engineer | 55,700 CZK | ![]() |
Mechanical Engineering Manager | 77,600 CZK | ![]() |
Mechanical Inspector | 50,800 CZK | ![]() |
Mechatronics Engineer | 59,400 CZK | ![]() |
Mining Engineer | 51,800 CZK | ![]() |
Oil and Petrochemical Engineer | 55,300 CZK | ![]() |
Optical Engineer | 53,100 CZK | ![]() |
Optical Instrument Assembler | 26,500 CZK | ![]() |
PCB Assembler | 20,000 CZK | ![]() |
Photonics Engineer | 59,000 CZK | ![]() |
Photonics Technician | 46,100 CZK | ![]() |
Pipeline Engineer | 50,900 CZK | ![]() |
Piping Designer | 28,900 CZK | ![]() |
Piping Engineer | 46,700 CZK | ![]() |
Planning Engineer | 54,900 CZK | ![]() |
Pressure Vessel Inspector | 25,700 CZK | ![]() |
Principal Cost Engineer | 52,300 CZK | ![]() |
Principal Engineer | 54,000 CZK | ![]() |
Principal Support Engineer | 51,700 CZK | ![]() |
Process Engineer | 53,200 CZK | ![]() |
Process Operator | 32,800 CZK | ![]() |
Product Development Engineer | 53,500 CZK | ![]() |
Product Development Technician | 37,500 CZK | ![]() |
Product Engineer | 56,700 CZK | ![]() |
Product Safety Engineer | 49,200 CZK | ![]() |
Production Engineer | 53,900 CZK | ![]() |
Project Engineer | 55,200 CZK | ![]() |
Proposal Manager | 66,000 CZK | ![]() |
Purchasing Engineer | 48,100 CZK | ![]() |
Quality Assurance Engineer | 54,700 CZK | ![]() |
Rail Engineer | 53,300 CZK | ![]() |
Robotics Engineer | 60,200 CZK | ![]() |
Robotics Technician | 41,700 CZK | ![]() |
Safety Engineer | 50,600 CZK | ![]() |
Safety Inspector | 39,400 CZK | ![]() |
Safety Manager | 63,400 CZK | ![]() |
Safety Officer | 27,900 CZK | ![]() |
Sales Engineer | 54,500 CZK | ![]() |
Scheduling Engineer | 49,700 CZK | ![]() |
Service Engineer | 56,900 CZK | ![]() |
Solar Engineer | 57,600 CZK | ![]() |
Staff Engineer | 50,300 CZK | ![]() |
Static Equipment Engineer | 49,500 CZK | ![]() |
Stationary Engineer | 47,200 CZK | ![]() |
Stress Engineer | 47,200 CZK | ![]() |
Structural Analysis Engineer | 52,700 CZK | ![]() |
Structural Designer | 45,800 CZK | ![]() |
Structural Engineer | 50,500 CZK | ![]() |
Structural Technician | 35,000 CZK | ![]() |
Supply Chain Specialist | 53,200 CZK | ![]() |
Surveyor | 38,500 CZK | ![]() |
Technical Affairs Officer | 26,600 CZK | ![]() |
Technical Assistant | 25,900 CZK | ![]() |
Technical Engineer | 45,500 CZK | ![]() |
Technical Support Engineer | 47,200 CZK | ![]() |
Tender Engineer | 48,900 CZK | ![]() |
Test Development Engineer | 52,000 CZK | ![]() |
Transportation Engineer | 50,900 CZK | ![]() |
Validation Engineer | 50,000 CZK | ![]() |
Verification Engineer | 48,500 CZK | ![]() |
Wastewater Engineer | 50,200 CZK | ![]() |
Wind Energy Engineer | 51,800 CZK | ![]() |
Wind Energy Operations Manager | 71,900 CZK | ![]() |
Work Planner | 35,600 CZK | ![]() |
City | Average Salary |
Prague | 62,700 CZK |
Where can you get paid more, working for a private company or for the government? Public sector employees in Czech Republic earn 7% more than their private sector counterparts on average across all sectors.
Private Sector | 59,100 CZK | |
Public Sector | +7% | 63,300 CZK |