The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mechanical engineers in Nassau-Suffolk 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 | $61,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $94,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $120,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $146,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $146,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $94,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $94,460 | 0.28% | -2.93% |
| 2016 | $94,200 | 3.15% | - |
| 2015 | $91,230 | 0.35% | - |
| 2014 | $90,910 | 1.85% | - |
| 2013 | $89,230 | -8.97% | - |
| 2012 | $97,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $94,460 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Nassau-Suffolk is 9.7 percent (9.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Albany-Schenectady-Troy and 17.4 percent (17.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.