The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mechanical engineering technicians in Beaumont-Port Arthur 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 | $44,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $86,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineering technicians in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,070.
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 | $63,420 | -24.50% | 26.11% |
| 2021 | $78,960 | -5.72% | - |
| 2020 | $83,480 | -14.91% | - |
| 2019 | $95,930 | -13.60% | - |
| 2018 | $108,980 | 0.65% | - |
| 2017 | $108,270 | 48.80% | - |
| 2014 | $55,430 | 11.76% | - |
| 2013 | $48,910 | 4.19% | - |
| 2012 | $46,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,420 in Beaumont-Port Arthur 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 Beaumont-Port Arthur is 23.8 percent (23.8%) lower than that in the highest paying North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area and 70.9 percent (70.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.