The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical engineers in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 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 | $55,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $69,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $141,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $141,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,670.
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 | $80,450 | -0.24% | 24.85% |
| 2021 | $80,640 | 9.65% | - |
| 2020 | $72,860 | -2.51% | - |
| 2019 | $74,690 | -3.51% | - |
| 2018 | $77,310 | 2.44% | - |
| 2017 | $75,420 | 2.84% | - |
| 2016 | $73,280 | 1.35% | - |
| 2015 | $72,290 | 1.07% | - |
| 2014 | $71,520 | 6.89% | - |
| 2013 | $66,590 | 9.21% | - |
| 2012 | $60,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,450 in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is 23.1 percent (23.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Albany-Schenectady-Troy and 3.0 percent (3.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.