The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical engineering technicians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $37,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineering technicians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $63,490 | 1.98% | 19.55% |
| 2021 | $62,230 | 24.67% | - |
| 2020 | $46,880 | -2.28% | - |
| 2019 | $47,950 | -1.94% | - |
| 2018 | $48,880 | -9.14% | - |
| 2017 | $53,350 | 5.92% | - |
| 2016 | $50,190 | 3.85% | - |
| 2015 | $48,260 | 1.24% | - |
| 2014 | $47,660 | -3.52% | - |
| 2013 | $49,340 | -3.53% | - |
| 2012 | $51,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,490, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for mechanical engineering technicians in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton (median annual salary of $64,560). Compared with Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, the median annual salary of mechanical engineering technicians in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 1.7 percent (1.7%) lower.