The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of mechanical engineering technicians in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $46,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineering technicians in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,110.
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 | $52,210 | 8.98% | 2.03% |
| 2021 | $47,520 | -31.06% | - |
| 2020 | $62,280 | 8.75% | - |
| 2019 | $56,830 | 0.83% | - |
| 2018 | $56,360 | 8.13% | - |
| 2017 | $51,780 | 0.52% | - |
| 2016 | $51,510 | 2.25% | - |
| 2015 | $50,350 | -10.92% | - |
| 2014 | $55,850 | 7.86% | - |
| 2013 | $51,460 | 0.60% | - |
| 2012 | $51,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,210 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineering technicians in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineering technicians in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 31.1 percent (31.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol and 3.4 percent (3.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Roanoke | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford |