The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mechanical engineers in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $45,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $118,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $118,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $80,820 | -1.29% | 11.59% |
| 2021 | $81,860 | 2.20% | - |
| 2020 | $80,060 | -9.61% | - |
| 2019 | $87,750 | 6.13% | - |
| 2018 | $82,370 | -8.19% | - |
| 2017 | $89,120 | 10.07% | - |
| 2016 | $80,150 | -15.86% | - |
| 2015 | $92,860 | 23.06% | - |
| 2013 | $71,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,820 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Brownsville-Harlingen is 33.9 percent (33.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Tyler and 18.2 percent (18.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Paso.