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Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Dayton, OH

The median mechanical engineering technologists and technicians in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH earns $68,700 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,606 a month.

10th percentile
$46,600
25th percentile
$48,470
Median percentile
$68,700
75th percentile
$80,720
90th percentile
$93,220

Based on 160 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

$55,271 take-home a year
Gross pay$68,700
Federal income tax−$6,284
Social Security + Medicare−$5,256
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,889
Monthly take-home$4,606
Every two weeks$2,126

Does it go far here?

$74,115Median pay in Dayton, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.7 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,039 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dayton, OH

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$315,380
Architectural and Engineering Managers$163,700
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,040
Engineers, All Other$142,080
Physician Assistants$138,400
Managers, All Other$137,780
Financial Managers$137,140
Pharmacists$136,110

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