The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $94,790, Louisiana is the highest paying state for mechanical engineering technicians. It is followed by New Mexico (average annual salary $80,840). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana | $94,790 |
$40,450 | 350 |
| 2 | New Mexico | $80,840 |
$48,020 | 170 |
| 3 | Idaho | $77,080 |
$39,420 | 50 |
| 4 | California | $74,040 |
$46,380 | 3,550 |
| 5 | Colorado | $73,860 |
$47,760 | 460 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $73,240 |
$47,150 | 220 |
| 7 | Hawaii | $70,440 |
$38,380 | 50 |
| 8 | Illinois | $67,020 |
$45,360 | 1,470 |
| 9 | Minnesota | $66,600 |
$47,700 | 1,080 |
| 10 | Washington | $64,140 |
$48,780 | 880 |
| 11 | New Hampshire | $63,950 |
$48,080 | 480 |
| 12 | Nebraska | $63,760 |
$44,530 | 130 |
| 13 | Georgia | $63,520 |
$46,990 | 540 |
| 14 | Maine | $63,460 |
$51,480 | 110 |
| 15 | Alaska | $63,300 |
$23,190 | 60 |
| 16 | Oregon | $63,010 |
$48,250 | 350 |
| 17 | New York | $62,810 |
$43,350 | 1,300 |
| 18 | Virginia | $62,790 |
$47,630 | 570 |
| 19 | Texas | $62,750 |
$38,100 | 3,420 |
| 20 | Maryland | $62,670 |
$45,530 | 380 |
| 21 | Arizona | $62,560 |
$45,030 | 460 |
| 22 | West Virginia | $62,550 |
$38,300 | 90 |
| 23 | Kentucky | $62,100 |
$38,900 | 370 |
| 24 | Michigan | $61,990 |
$36,670 | 7,970 |
| 25 | Montana | $61,950 |
$48,460 | 50 |
| 26 | Massachusetts | $61,550 |
$44,170 | 580 |
| 27 | Kansas | $61,470 |
$38,010 | 200 |
| 28 | New Jersey | $61,400 |
$40,000 | 750 |
| 29 | Indiana | $61,010 |
$41,850 | 1,410 |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | $60,680 |
$39,140 | 1,680 |
| 31 | Nevada | $60,600 |
$40,070 | 360 |
| 32 | Florida | $60,270 |
$39,210 | 910 |
| 33 | Tennessee | $60,130 |
$47,290 | 480 |
| 34 | Ohio | $59,910 |
$40,870 | 2,200 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | $59,860 |
$39,970 | 220 |
| 36 | North Dakota | $59,570 |
$45,520 | 100 |
| 37 | Iowa | $59,320 |
$43,520 | 790 |
| 38 | Mississippi | $59,150 |
$28,140 | 190 |
| 39 | Missouri | $59,110 |
$45,420 | 250 |
| 40 | Wisconsin | $59,070 |
$38,470 | 1,390 |
| 41 | South Carolina | $58,840 |
$39,940 | 1,040 |
| 42 | Rhode Island | $57,080 |
$42,330 | 40 |
| 43 | Vermont | $55,910 |
$47,700 | 50 |
| 44 | North Carolina | $54,450 |
$35,500 | 590 |
| 45 | Delaware | $52,460 |
$38,580 | 50 |
| 46 | Alabama | $51,030 |
$38,600 | 700 |
| 47 | Arkansas | $50,020 |
$44,360 | 50 |
| 48 | District of Columbia | $49,950 |
$36,680 | 0 |
| 49 | Utah | $48,200 |
$39,220 | 910 |
| 50 | South Dakota | $47,870 |
$38,490 | 200 |
| 51 | Wyoming | $38,990 |
$32,160 | 30 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $29,300 |
$17,680 | 140 |