The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $38,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineering technicians in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,600.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $44,960 | -7.78% | 18.44% |
| 2021 | $48,460 | 1.38% | - |
| 2020 | $47,790 | -6.57% | - |
| 2019 | $50,930 | 1.12% | - |
| 2018 | $50,360 | -6.57% | - |
| 2017 | $53,670 | 1.88% | - |
| 2016 | $52,660 | -3.61% | - |
| 2015 | $54,560 | 5.65% | - |
| 2014 | $51,480 | 26.15% | - |
| 2013 | $38,020 | 3.55% | - |
| 2012 | $36,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,960, Birmingham-Hoover is the lowest paying city for mechanical engineering technicians in state of Alabama, following city of Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $63,980). Compared with the highest paying city Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of mechanical engineering technicians in Birmingham-Hoover is 29.7 percent (29.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Mobile | |
| Huntsville | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Montgomery | |
| Birmingham-Hoover |