The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mechanical engineering technicians in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $35,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineering technicians in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,550 | 1.77% | 23.09% |
| 2021 | $60,460 | 0.89% | - |
| 2020 | $59,920 | 9.43% | - |
| 2019 | $54,270 | -2.54% | - |
| 2018 | $55,650 | 0.11% | - |
| 2017 | $55,590 | -0.81% | - |
| 2016 | $56,040 | -1.18% | - |
| 2015 | $56,700 | 11.98% | - |
| 2014 | $49,910 | 6.33% | - |
| 2013 | $46,750 | -1.26% | - |
| 2012 | $47,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $61,550, Raleigh-Cary is the second highest paying city for mechanical engineering technicians in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Durham-Chapel Hill (median annual salary of $62,540). Compared with Durham-Chapel Hill, the median annual salary of mechanical engineering technicians in Raleigh-Cary is 1.6 percent (1.6%) lower.