The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mechanical engineering technicians in Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $31,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineering technicians in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $88,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,720.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineering technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $51,720 | 7.66% | -4.93% |
| 2016 | $47,760 | 11.96% | - |
| 2015 | $42,050 | -22.40% | - |
| 2014 | $51,470 | -2.29% | - |
| 2013 | $52,650 | -3.08% | - |
| 2012 | $54,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,720 in Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Fort Worth-Arlington is 37.8 percent (37.8%) lower than that in the highest paying North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area and 64.3 percent (64.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.