The annual salary statistics of industrial machinery mechanics in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of industrial machinery mechanics in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $41,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial machinery mechanics in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,370.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial machinery mechanics from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $57,930 | -2.14% | 29.33% |
| 2021 | $59,170 | 9.63% | - |
| 2020 | $53,470 | 4.75% | - |
| 2019 | $50,930 | -2.18% | - |
| 2018 | $52,040 | 6.74% | - |
| 2017 | $48,530 | 5.42% | - |
| 2016 | $45,900 | 1.59% | - |
| 2015 | $45,170 | -2.55% | - |
| 2014 | $46,320 | 3.82% | - |
| 2013 | $44,550 | 8.10% | - |
| 2012 | $40,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,930 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for industrial machinery mechanics in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial machinery mechanics in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 7.8 percent (7.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 22.5 percent (22.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.