The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical engineers in Southern Oregon and Linn County 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 | $46,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,020.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineers from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $62,610 | -3.61% | -6.26% |
| 2014 | $64,870 | 0.92% | - |
| 2013 | $64,270 | -3.52% | - |
| 2012 | $66,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,610, Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for mechanical engineers in state of Oregon, following city of Corvallis (median annual salary of $104,900). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area is about 40.3 percent (40.3%) lower than that of the highest paying city Corvallis.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Corvallis | |
| Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| Albany | |
| Salem | |
| Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eugene-Springfield | |
| Medford | |
| Coastal Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bend | |
| Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area |