Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary

Median Salary
$74,510
per year
Hourly Rate
$35.82
per hour
Employment
36,190
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$48,400
25th percentile
$59,510
Median
$74,510
75th percentile
$88,110
90th percentile
$106,050

💰 Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary by State

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$48K
$103K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
Louisiana$102,800+38.0%
New Mexico$97,560+30.9%
Missouri$92,150+23.7%
California$87,390+17.3%
Connecticut$82,660+10.9%
Rhode Island$81,600+9.5%
Oregon$80,840+8.5%
Nebraska$80,050+7.4%
Washington$79,410+6.6%
Maryland$79,180+6.3%
Ohio$78,500+5.4%
New York$78,210+5.0%
Kentucky$77,990+4.7%
Delaware$77,820+4.4%
Indiana$77,220+3.6%
Colorado$77,090+3.5%
Illinois$77,020+3.4%
Maine$76,790+3.1%
Texas$76,610+2.8%
North Dakota$76,440+2.6%
Virginia$75,650+1.5%
Georgia$73,870-0.9%
Nevada$72,950-2.1%
Arizona$72,090-3.2%
Iowa$71,670-3.8%
Pennsylvania$70,820-5.0%
Mississippi$70,570-5.3%
South Carolina$69,580-6.6%
Idaho$68,310-8.3%
Michigan$68,170-8.5%
Wisconsin$67,850-8.9%
New Hampshire$66,740-10.4%
New Jersey$65,180-12.5%
Minnesota$63,990-14.1%
Massachusetts$62,390-16.3%
North Carolina$62,360-16.3%
Tennessee$62,270-16.4%
Utah$61,870-17.0%
Oklahoma$61,480-17.5%
Alabama$60,350-19.0%
Florida$59,720-19.8%
Kansas$55,390-25.7%
South Dakota$53,670-28.0%
West Virginia$47,660-36.0%

🏙️ Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Kennewick-Richland, WA$126,230+69.4%
Baton Rouge, LA$119,630+60.6%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$110,030+47.7%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$109,470+46.9%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$105,160+41.1%
Peoria, IL$102,610+37.7%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$100,620+35.0%
Kansas City, MO-KS$100,150+34.4%
Albuquerque, NM$98,440+32.1%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$97,300+30.6%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$96,680+29.8%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$96,610+29.7%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$94,960+27.4%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$91,450+22.7%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$85,830+15.2%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$84,930+14.0%
Boulder, CO$84,870+13.9%
Ann Arbor, MI$84,150+12.9%
St. Louis, MO-IL$84,020+12.8%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$82,570+10.8%
Columbus, IN$82,460+10.7%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$82,220+10.3%
York-Hanover, PA$81,330+9.2%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$81,280+9.1%
Dubuque, IA$81,110+8.9%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$80,860+8.5%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$80,810+8.5%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$80,430+7.9%
Columbus, OH$80,330+7.8%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$80,120+7.5%
Cleveland, OH$80,070+7.5%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$80,060+7.4%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$79,590+6.8%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$79,570+6.8%
Madison, WI$79,560+6.8%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$79,400+6.6%
Lexington Park, MD$79,120+6.2%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$79,080+6.1%
Appleton, WI$79,040+6.1%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$78,910+5.9%
Florence, SC$78,840+5.8%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$78,480+5.3%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$78,210+5.0%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$78,190+4.9%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$78,150+4.9%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$77,800+4.4%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$77,750+4.3%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$77,580+4.1%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$77,480+4.0%
Portland-South Portland, ME$77,320+3.8%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$77,290+3.7%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$76,310+2.4%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$76,290+2.4%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$76,230+2.3%
Toledo, OH$75,830+1.8%
Cedar Rapids, IA$75,030+0.7%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$74,730+0.3%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$74,450-0.1%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$74,280-0.3%
Akron, OH$74,000-0.7%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$73,940-0.8%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$73,810-0.9%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$73,400-1.5%
Columbia, SC$72,830-2.3%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$72,690-2.4%
Worcester, MA$72,650-2.5%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$72,330-2.9%
Pittsburgh, PA$72,180-3.1%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$71,910-3.5%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$70,990-4.7%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$70,880-4.9%
Dalton, GA$70,640-5.2%
Richmond, VA$70,550-5.3%
Terre Haute, IN$70,340-5.6%
Tucson, AZ$69,730-6.4%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$69,580-6.6%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$69,490-6.7%
Burlington, NC$68,740-7.7%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$68,700-7.8%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$68,540-8.0%
Reading, PA$67,400-9.5%
New Haven, CT$67,270-9.7%
Rockford, IL$66,910-10.2%
Colorado Springs, CO$66,650-10.5%
Canton-Massillon, OH$66,590-10.6%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$66,300-11.0%
El Paso, TX$65,980-11.4%
Niles, MI$65,880-11.6%
Green Bay, WI$65,790-11.7%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$65,400-12.2%
Rochester, NY$65,400-12.2%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$65,020-12.7%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$64,840-13.0%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$64,780-13.1%
Sheboygan, WI$64,750-13.1%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$64,600-13.3%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$64,510-13.4%
Fort Wayne, IN$64,490-13.4%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$64,220-13.8%
Ogden, UT$64,130-13.9%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$64,060-14.0%
Midland, TX$63,950-14.2%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$63,770-14.4%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$63,590-14.7%
Evansville, IN$63,590-14.7%
Fond du Lac, WI$63,410-14.9%
Lancaster, PA$62,970-15.5%
Bloomington, IL$62,530-16.1%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$62,390-16.3%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$62,310-16.4%
Omaha, NE-IA$62,130-16.6%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$62,020-16.8%
Flint, MI$61,880-17.0%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$61,860-17.0%
Spartanburg, SC$61,670-17.2%
Tulsa, OK$61,480-17.5%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$61,200-17.9%
Oklahoma City, OK$60,870-18.3%
Duluth, MN-WI$60,570-18.7%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$60,480-18.8%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$60,310-19.1%
Huntsville, AL$60,280-19.1%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$60,010-19.5%
Saginaw, MI$59,670-19.9%
Birmingham, AL$59,540-20.1%
Bangor, ME$59,510-20.1%
Jackson, MI$59,480-20.2%
Springfield, MA$59,210-20.5%
Reno, NV$59,090-20.7%
Kenosha, WI$58,530-21.4%
Roanoke, VA$58,510-21.5%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$58,470-21.5%
Winston-Salem, NC$58,330-21.7%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$56,580-24.1%
Warner Robins, GA$56,530-24.1%
Knoxville, TN$56,310-24.4%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$53,140-28.7%
Puerto Rico$51,860-30.4%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$51,860-30.4%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$51,620-30.7%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$51,440-31.0%
Wichita, KS$50,130-32.7%
Charleston, WV$47,660-36.0%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$47,410-36.4%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.