The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical engineering technicians in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $34,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineering technicians in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $92,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,310.
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 | $54,450 | 10.98% | 2.92% |
| 2021 | $48,470 | -21.23% | - |
| 2020 | $58,760 | -0.29% | - |
| 2019 | $58,930 | 6.65% | - |
| 2018 | $55,010 | 7.54% | - |
| 2017 | $50,860 | 2.56% | - |
| 2016 | $49,560 | 0.04% | - |
| 2015 | $49,540 | -3.59% | - |
| 2014 | $51,320 | 7.07% | - |
| 2013 | $47,690 | -10.84% | - |
| 2012 | $52,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,450 in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineering technicians in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineering technicians in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 24.1 percent (24.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Augusta-Richmond County and 34.0 percent (34.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Sumter | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Columbia | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Florence | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Anderson |