The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $36,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineering technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,490.
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 | $61,660 | 21.41% | 24.55% |
| 2021 | $48,460 | -5.47% | - |
| 2020 | $51,110 | -1.68% | - |
| 2019 | $51,970 | -0.67% | - |
| 2018 | $52,320 | -2.43% | - |
| 2017 | $53,590 | 5.28% | - |
| 2016 | $50,760 | 1.28% | - |
| 2015 | $50,110 | 0.74% | - |
| 2014 | $49,740 | 0.06% | - |
| 2013 | $49,710 | 6.42% | - |
| 2012 | $46,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,660 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineering technicians in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineering technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 19.0 percent (19.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Syracuse and 27.2 percent (27.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.