The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mechanical engineering technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $53,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $108,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineering technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $108,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,220.
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 | $76,700 | 0.48% | 30.34% |
| 2021 | $76,330 | 6.64% | - |
| 2020 | $71,260 | 1.35% | - |
| 2019 | $70,300 | 0.03% | - |
| 2018 | $70,280 | 3.00% | - |
| 2017 | $68,170 | 3.58% | - |
| 2016 | $65,730 | 12.63% | - |
| 2015 | $57,430 | 0.26% | - |
| 2014 | $57,280 | 8.21% | - |
| 2013 | $52,580 | -1.62% | - |
| 2012 | $53,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,700 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 19.6 percent (19.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 41.2 percent (41.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Salinas.