The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical engineering technicians in San Antonio-New Braunfels 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 | $38,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $93,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineering technicians in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $93,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,100.
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 | $49,570 | -16.28% | 9.28% |
| 2021 | $57,640 | 0.21% | - |
| 2020 | $57,520 | 0.31% | - |
| 2019 | $57,340 | 14.14% | - |
| 2018 | $49,230 | -10.64% | - |
| 2017 | $54,470 | 8.67% | - |
| 2016 | $49,750 | -8.86% | - |
| 2015 | $54,160 | 4.06% | - |
| 2014 | $51,960 | 0.15% | - |
| 2013 | $51,880 | 13.32% | - |
| 2012 | $44,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,570 in San Antonio-New Braunfels 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels is 40.4 percent (40.4%) lower than that in the highest paying North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area and 62.8 percent (62.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.