The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical engineering technicians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $41,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineering technicians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,170.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineering technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $58,130 | 3.77% | 8.67% |
| 2016 | $55,940 | -0.11% | - |
| 2015 | $56,000 | 2.14% | - |
| 2014 | $54,800 | -2.83% | - |
| 2013 | $56,350 | 5.79% | - |
| 2012 | $53,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,130 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineering technicians in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineering technicians in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 10.4 percent (10.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Taunton-Norton-Raynham and 5.9 percent (5.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Framingham.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Peabody | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Worcester | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Springfield | |
| Framingham |