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Mechanical Engineer Salary in Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut

The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mechanical engineers in Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Mechanical Engineers in Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$54,540
25th Percentile Wage	$67,040
50th Percentile Wage	$80,460
75th Percentile Wage	$94,330
90th Percentile Wage	$103,620

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,540.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineers from 2012 to 2020.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	8-Year Growth
2020	$80,460	2.31%	4.88%
2019	$78,600	6.08%	-
2018	$73,820	-6.34%	-
2017	$78,500	2.51%	-
2016	$76,530	-7.47%	-
2015	$82,250	3.49%	-
2014	$79,380	-3.24%	-
2013	$81,950	6.61%	-
2012	$76,530	-	-

Table 2. Compare Mechanical Engineer Salary in Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area with Other Connecticut Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,460 in Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of Connecticut. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area is 20.2 percent (20.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford and 8.6 percent (8.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford	$100,880
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk	$100,630
New Haven	$95,570
Waterbury	$91,710
Danbury	$83,990
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$80,460
Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area	$73,560