The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical engineering technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $45,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineering technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,620.
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 | $63,090 | 3.77% | -5.85% |
| 2021 | $60,710 | -5.30% | - |
| 2020 | $63,930 | -6.07% | - |
| 2019 | $67,810 | -2.48% | - |
| 2018 | $69,490 | -5.67% | - |
| 2017 | $73,430 | 9.57% | - |
| 2016 | $66,400 | 10.78% | - |
| 2015 | $59,240 | 2.79% | - |
| 2014 | $57,590 | 1.11% | - |
| 2013 | $56,950 | -17.26% | - |
| 2012 | $66,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,090 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 24.2 percent (24.2%) lower than that in the highest paying North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area and 70.7 percent (70.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.