Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary
The median pay for mechanical engineering technologists and technicians in the United States is $74,510 a year. About 36,190 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $48,400
- 25th percentile
- $59,510
- Median percentile
- $74,510
- 75th percentile
- $88,110
- 90th percentile
- $106,050
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Louisiana $102,800
- New Mexico $97,560
- Missouri $92,150
- California $87,390
- Connecticut $82,660
- Rhode Island $81,600
- Oregon $80,840
- Nebraska $80,050
- Washington $79,410
- Maryland $79,180
- Ohio $78,500
- New York $78,210
- Kentucky $77,990
- Delaware $77,820
- Indiana $77,220
- Colorado $77,090
- Illinois $77,020
- Maine $76,790
- Texas $76,610
- North Dakota $76,440
- Virginia $75,650
- Georgia $73,870
- Nevada $72,950
- Arizona $72,090
- Iowa $71,670
- Pennsylvania $70,820
- Mississippi $70,570
- South Carolina $69,580
- Idaho $68,310
- Michigan $68,170
- Wisconsin $67,850
- New Hampshire $66,740
- New Jersey $65,180
- Minnesota $63,990
- Massachusetts $62,390
- North Carolina $62,360
- Tennessee $62,270
- Utah $61,870
- Oklahoma $61,480
- Alabama $60,350
- Florida $59,720
- Kansas $55,390
- South Dakota $53,670
- West Virginia $47,660
By metro area
- Kennewick, WA $126,230
- Baton Rouge, LA $119,630
- Bakersfield, CA $110,030
- Norwich, CT $109,470
- Des Moines, IA $105,160
- Peoria, IL $102,610
- San Francisco, CA $100,620
- Kansas City, MO $100,150
- Albuquerque, NM $98,440
- Beaumont, TX $97,300
- San Jose, CA $96,680
- Augusta, GA $96,610
- Santa Rosa, CA $94,960
- Houston, TX $91,450
- Spokane, WA $85,830
- Las Vegas, NV $84,930
- Boulder, CO $84,870
- Ann Arbor, MI $84,150
- St. Louis, MO $84,020
- Albany, NY $82,570
- Columbus, IN $82,460
- Davenport, IA $82,220
- York, PA $81,330
- Portland, OR $81,280
- Dubuque, IA $81,110
- Seattle, WA $80,860
- Oxnard, CA $80,810
- Cincinnati, OH $80,430
- Columbus, OH $80,330
- Baltimore, MD $80,120
- Cleveland, OH $80,070
- Hartford, CT $80,060
- Bridgeport, CT $79,590
- Elkhart, IN $79,570
- Madison, WI $79,560
- Indianapolis, IN $79,400
- Lexington Park, MD $79,120
- Los Angeles, CA $79,080
- Appleton, WI $79,040
- Denver, CO $78,910
- Florence, SC $78,840
- Providence, RI $78,480
- Buffalo, NY $78,210
- Sacramento, CA $78,190
- Oshkosh, WI $78,150
- San Diego, CA $77,800
- Allentown, PA $77,750
- Phoenix, AZ $77,580
- Washington, DC $77,480
- Portland, ME $77,320
- Palm Bay, FL $77,290
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $76,310
- Fort Collins, CO $76,290
- Lexington, KY $76,230
- Toledo, OH $75,830
- Cedar Rapids, IA $75,030
- Manchester, NH $74,730
- Muskegon, MI $74,450
- Lafayette, IN $74,280
- Akron, OH $74,000
- Gulfport, MS $73,940
- South Bend, IN $73,810
- New York, NY $73,400
- Columbia, SC $72,830
- Philadelphia, PA $72,690
- Worcester, MA $72,650
- Charleston, SC $72,330
- Pittsburgh, PA $72,180
- Dallas, TX $71,910
- Atlanta, GA $70,990
- Nashville, TN $70,880
- Dalton, GA $70,640
- Terre Haute, IN $70,340
- Tucson, AZ $69,730
- Greenville, SC $69,580
- Detroit, MI $69,490
- Burlington, NC $68,740
- Dayton, OH $68,700
- San Antonio, TX $68,540
- Reading, PA $67,400
- New Haven, CT $67,270
- Rockford, IL $66,910
- Colorado Springs, CO $66,650
- Canton, OH $66,590
- Milwaukee, WI $66,300
- El Paso, TX $65,980
- Niles, MI $65,880
- Green Bay, WI $65,790
- Harrisburg, PA $65,400
- Rochester, NY $65,400
- Minneapolis, MN $65,020
- Raleigh, NC $64,840
- Waterbury, CT $64,780
- Sheboygan, WI $64,750
- Austin, TX $64,600
- Memphis, TN $64,510
- Fort Wayne, IN $64,490
- Racine, WI $64,220
- Ogden, UT $64,130
- Hickory, NC $64,060
- Midland, TX $63,950
- Charlotte, NC $63,770
- Chattanooga, TN $63,590
- Evansville, IN $63,590
- Fond du Lac, WI $63,410
- Lancaster, PA $62,970
- Boston, MA $62,390
- Riverside, CA $62,310
- Omaha, NE $62,130
- Durham, NC $62,020
- Flint, MI $61,880
- Kalamazoo, MI $61,860
- Spartanburg, SC $61,670
- Tulsa, OK $61,480
- Virginia Beach, VA $61,200
- Oklahoma City, OK $60,870
- Duluth, MN $60,570
- Salt Lake City, UT $60,480
- Greensboro, NC $60,310
- Huntsville, AL $60,280