The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical engineers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $64,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $100,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $127,840 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $154,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $154,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,560.
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 | $100,850 | 3.41% | 14.26% |
| 2021 | $97,410 | -0.12% | - |
| 2020 | $97,530 | 4.53% | - |
| 2019 | $93,110 | -0.43% | - |
| 2018 | $93,510 | 2.44% | - |
| 2017 | $91,230 | 0.03% | - |
| 2016 | $91,200 | 3.25% | - |
| 2015 | $88,240 | 0.46% | - |
| 2014 | $87,830 | 1.14% | - |
| 2013 | $86,830 | 0.41% | - |
| 2012 | $86,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $100,850, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the second highest paying city for mechanical engineers in state of New York, following the highest paying city Albany-Schenectady-Troy (median annual salary of $104,620). Compared with Albany-Schenectady-Troy, the median annual salary of mechanical engineers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 3.6 percent (3.6%) lower.