The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical engineers in Dover-Durham 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 | $62,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $75,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $117,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $117,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,150.
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 | $81,220 | 1.95% | 1.85% |
| 2021 | $79,640 | -3.26% | - |
| 2020 | $82,240 | -3.76% | - |
| 2019 | $85,330 | 4.65% | - |
| 2018 | $81,360 | 4.84% | - |
| 2017 | $77,420 | -2.97% | - |
| 2016 | $79,720 | 1.32% | - |
| 2015 | $78,670 | -1.33% | - |
| 2012 | $79,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,220 in Dover-Durham is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Dover-Durham is 23.3 percent (23.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford and 7.9 percent (7.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area.