The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical engineering technicians in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $37,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineering technicians in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,880.
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 | $62,680 | 20.20% | 29.02% |
| 2021 | $50,020 | 5.24% | - |
| 2020 | $47,400 | -14.51% | - |
| 2019 | $54,280 | -14.22% | - |
| 2018 | $62,000 | 0.89% | - |
| 2017 | $61,450 | 16.37% | - |
| 2016 | $51,390 | 13.06% | - |
| 2015 | $44,680 | 1.79% | - |
| 2014 | $43,880 | -0.39% | - |
| 2013 | $44,050 | -1.00% | - |
| 2012 | $44,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,680 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineering technicians in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineering technicians in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 24.7 percent (24.7%) lower than that in the highest paying North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area and 70.5 percent (70.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.