The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical engineering technicians in Niles-Benton Harbor 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 | $38,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineering technicians in Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,850.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineering technicians from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $63,780 | 3.15% | 5.77% |
| 2019 | $61,770 | 2.20% | - |
| 2018 | $60,410 | -0.58% | - |
| 2017 | $60,760 | 1.09% | - |
| 2016 | $60,100 | 1.38% | - |
| 2015 | $59,270 | -1.40% | - |
| 2012 | $60,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,780 in Niles-Benton Harbor is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineering technicians in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineering technicians in Niles-Benton Harbor is 6.2 percent (6.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Flint and 31.7 percent (31.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kalamazoo-Portage.