The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical engineering technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $41,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $89,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineering technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $89,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,780.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineering technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $64,750 | -2.72% | 25.71% |
| 2016 | $66,510 | 0.35% | - |
| 2015 | $66,280 | 11.80% | - |
| 2014 | $58,460 | 1.68% | - |
| 2013 | $57,480 | 16.32% | - |
| 2012 | $48,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,750 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 32.1 percent (32.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 30.4 percent (30.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Salinas.