Electro-Mechanical Technician Salary in Sector of Manufacturing

The salary statistics of electro-mechanical technicians in the industry sector of manufacturing are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare electro-mechanical technician salaries in different industries within the manufacturing sector.

Average Annual Salary of Electro-Mechanical Technicians

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,070
25th Percentile Wage
$44,740
50th Percentile Wage
$55,430
75th Percentile Wage
$66,360
90th Percentile Wage
$79,520

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electro-mechanical technicians in the industry sector of manufacturing. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) electro-mechanical technicians is $79,520. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $55,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid electro-mechanical technicians is $37,070.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2018)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electro-mechanical technicians in the industry sector of manufacturing from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$55,430
1.80% 10.61%
2017
$54,430
-0.97% -
2016
$54,960
2.35% -
2015
$53,670
1.30% -
2014
$52,970
3.11% -
2013
$51,320
3.45% -
2012
$49,550
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Compare Electro-Mechanical Technician Salary in Different Industries within the Manufacturing Sector

The average salaries of electro-mechanical technicians in 17 industries in the manufacturing sector are shown below. We note that within this industry sector, the salaries vary among different industries. The highest paying industry for electro-mechanical technician occupations is the machine shops industry with an annual salary $66,300. The lowest paying industry is the manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media industry (annual salary $44,760). For detailed electro-mechanical technician salary information in a particular industry, use the links provided below.

Industry Name Median Annual Salary
Machine Shops
$66,300
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing
$66,050
Basic Chemical Manufacturing
$64,560
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
$62,080
Chemical Manufacturing
$61,510
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
$60,630
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
$60,590
Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing
$59,040
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
$58,390
Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing
$56,400
Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing
$52,900
Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing
$50,930
Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing
$50,720
Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
$47,950
Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing
$46,840
Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing
$46,600
Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media
$44,760

Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].