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Mechanical Engineer Salary in Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont

The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mechanical engineers in Burlington-South Burlington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Mechanical Engineers in Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$64,030
25th Percentile Wage	$74,800
50th Percentile Wage	$82,370
75th Percentile Wage	$104,670
90th Percentile Wage	$137,310

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $137,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,030.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineers from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$82,370	2.94%	11.46%
2021	$79,950	-1.88%	-
2020	$81,450	-19.44%	-
2019	$97,280	5.08%	-
2018	$92,340	10.83%	-
2017	$82,340	0.81%	-
2016	$81,670	3.38%	-
2015	$78,910	-5.83%	-
2014	$83,510	11.11%	-
2013	$74,230	1.75%	-
2012	$72,930	-	-

Table 2. Compare Mechanical Engineer Salary in Burlington-South Burlington with Other Vermont Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $82,370, Burlington-South Burlington is the second highest paying city for mechanical engineers in state of Vermont, following the highest paying city Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $97,090). Compared with Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of mechanical engineers in Burlington-South Burlington is 15.2 percent (15.2%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$97,090
Burlington-South Burlington	$82,370
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$77,750