Highest-paying Cities for Mechanical Engineering Technicians

The top 100 highest paying cities for mechanical engineering technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of mechanical engineering technicians in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $119,440, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is the highest paying city for mechanical engineering technicians. It is followed by Baton Rouge, Louisiana (average annual salary $102,990). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of mechanical engineering technicians in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Mechanical Engineering Technicians

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$119,440	$42,840	50
2	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$102,990	$77,670	140
3	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$97,290	$48,860	60
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$95,410	$56,270	680
5	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$93,750	$57,120	100
6	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$83,250	$46,240	40
7	North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$83,200	$40,790	110
8	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$82,950	$43,670	30
9	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$80,840	$46,630	120
10	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$79,630	$46,840	50
11	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$79,460	$45,280	100
12	Kansas City, Missouri	$78,660	$48,130	130
13	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$78,620	$54,150	40
14	Boulder, Colorado	$76,990	$60,220	180
15	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$76,700	$53,220	410
16	Syracuse, New York	$76,150	$43,350	200
17	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia	$75,800	$60,110	60
18	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$75,250	$37,770	60
19	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida	$75,100	$55,170	60
20	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$74,510	$50,210	80
21	Tacoma, Washington	$74,230	$46,170	30
22	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$72,800	$46,850	1,020
23	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$72,270	$41,930	220
24	East Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$72,170	$61,720	50
25	Peoria, Illinois	$71,930	$45,350	70
26	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$71,740	$49,960	70
27	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$71,560	$49,500	270
28	Sumter, South Carolina	$70,840	$17,640	30
29	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$70,610	$46,670	1,390
30	Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$70,470	$43,820	60
31	Waco, Texas	$69,550	$43,150	30
32	Wilmington, New Jersey	$69,500	$53,060	60
33	Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$69,400	$44,670	70
34	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$69,250	$53,500	500
35	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$68,880	$53,870	90
36	Camden, New Jersey	$68,500	$37,840	40
37	Rochester, Minnesota	$68,090	$47,800	40
38	Flint, Michigan	$68,030	$50,800	180
39	Anchorage, Alaska	$67,860	$54,700	30
40	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$67,800	$44,860	30
41	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$67,360	$48,410	90
42	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$67,220	$48,940	860
43	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$66,920	$39,110	50
44	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$66,900	$51,480	80
45	Abilene, Texas	$66,820	$27,110	60
46	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$66,800	$46,640	100
47	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$66,660	$45,050	30
48	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$66,630	$50,410	310
49	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$66,580	$36,910	150
50	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$66,550	$44,100	330
51	Tucson, Arizona	$66,230	$48,230	40
52	College Station-Bryan, Texas	$65,430	$27,450	40
53	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$65,380	$46,630	150
54	St Louis, Missouri	$65,290	$48,050	140
55	Manchester, New Hampshire	$65,240	$52,230	60
56	Bloomington-Normal, Illinois	$65,230	$45,940	n/a
57	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$65,160	$34,980	30
58	Lubbock, Texas	$65,100	$37,980	n/a
59	Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts	$64,860	$27,480	40
60	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$64,750	$41,780	1,150
61	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$64,590	$36,210	200
62	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$64,560	$40,180	140
63	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$64,450	$40,000	930
64	Bloomington, Indiana	$64,330	$34,610	60
65	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$64,240	$49,420	110
66	Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, Alabama	$63,980	$40,480	30
67	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$63,970	$39,470	2,180
68	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$63,790	$36,510	290
69	Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan	$63,780	$38,850	90
70	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$63,760	$38,590	90
71	Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$63,760	$47,440	50
72	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$63,650	$48,250	300
73	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$63,640	$50,770	170
74	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$63,490	$37,840	500
75	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$63,470	$46,230	110
76	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$63,420	$44,070	100
77	Jackson, Mississippi	$63,350	$42,840	40
78	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$63,350	$37,860	560
79	Peabody, Massachusetts	$63,330	$43,760	40
80	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$63,310	$36,820	1,110
81	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$63,270	$38,010	390
82	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida	$63,170	$47,510	40
83	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$63,090	$45,620	1,240
84	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$63,060	$43,260	90
85	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$62,960	$38,690	30
86	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$62,830	$47,200	30
87	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$62,720	$48,670	30
88	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$62,680	$37,880	240
89	Spokane, Washington	$62,570	$46,160	60
90	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$62,540	$48,570	90
91	Rockford, Illinois	$62,500	$48,600	90
92	Evansville, Kentucky	$62,470	$48,570	170
93	Sioux City, South Dakota	$62,360	$47,870	70
94	Roanoke, Virginia	$62,340	$42,410	40
95	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$62,280	$46,350	200
96	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$62,240	$46,110	400
97	New Haven, Connecticut	$62,230	$47,010	50
98	Columbus, Ohio	$62,200	$42,670	370
99	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$62,190	$42,880	370
100	Reading, Pennsylvania	$62,190	$46,870	60

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for mechanical engineering technicians.