The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical engineering technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $46,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineering technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,670.
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 | $70,610 | -3.00% | 8.67% |
| 2021 | $72,730 | -2.67% | - |
| 2020 | $74,670 | 5.50% | - |
| 2019 | $70,560 | 10.26% | - |
| 2018 | $63,320 | -0.54% | - |
| 2017 | $63,660 | -1.30% | - |
| 2016 | $64,490 | 2.82% | - |
| 2015 | $62,670 | -2.90% | - |
| 2012 | $64,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $70,610 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineering technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineering technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 26.0 percent (26.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 36.2 percent (36.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Salinas.