The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical engineers 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 | $64,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $89,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $113,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers 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 $134,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $89,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $89,540 | 0.49% | 0.66% |
| 2016 | $89,100 | 1.54% | - |
| 2015 | $87,730 | -2.98% | - |
| 2014 | $90,340 | 2.69% | - |
| 2013 | $87,910 | -1.18% | - |
| 2012 | $88,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $89,540 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 23.1 percent (23.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Taunton-Norton-Raynham and 24.0 percent (24.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Framingham | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Worcester | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Peabody | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| New Bedford | |
| Springfield | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |