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Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Burlington, NC

The median mechanical engineering technologists and technicians in Burlington, NC earns $68,740 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,522 a month.

10th percentile
$49,100
25th percentile
$51,020
Median percentile
$68,740
75th percentile
$75,420
90th percentile
$90,630

Based on 30 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$54,267 take-home a year
Gross pay$68,740
Federal income tax−$6,293
Social Security + Medicare−$5,259
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,921
Monthly take-home$4,522
Every two weeks$2,087

Does it go far here?

$73,759Median pay in Burlington, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.2 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,064 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Burlington, NC

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$94,250
Registered Nurses$84,180
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$66,890
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,430
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$56,740
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,290
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$54,220
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$51,000

All mechanical engineering technologists and technicians salaries · Take-home pay in North Carolina