The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical engineers in Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 | $61,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $90,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $115,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,930.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $90,660 | -5.12% | 17.87% |
| 2021 | $95,300 | 8.29% | - |
| 2018 | $87,400 | 9.27% | - |
| 2017 | $79,300 | 6.10% | - |
| 2016 | $74,460 | -25.03% | - |
| 2015 | $93,100 | 20.02% | - |
| 2012 | $74,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $90,660, Lafayette-West Lafayette is the second highest paying city for mechanical engineers in state of Indiana, following the highest paying city Columbus (median annual salary of $100,060). Compared with Columbus, the median annual salary of mechanical engineers in Lafayette-West Lafayette is 9.4 percent (9.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Columbus | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Kokomo | |
| Lafayette | |
| Bloomington | |
| Anderson | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Muncie | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Gary |