The annual salary statistics of industrial machinery mechanics in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of industrial machinery mechanics in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $40,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial machinery mechanics in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,170.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial machinery mechanics from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,730 | 2.74% | 12.23% |
| 2021 | $61,010 | -2.44% | - |
| 2020 | $62,500 | 4.37% | - |
| 2019 | $59,770 | 1.99% | - |
| 2018 | $58,580 | 3.24% | - |
| 2017 | $56,680 | -0.92% | - |
| 2016 | $57,200 | -0.66% | - |
| 2015 | $57,580 | 1.06% | - |
| 2014 | $56,970 | 1.40% | - |
| 2013 | $56,170 | 1.98% | - |
| 2012 | $55,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,730 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for industrial machinery mechanics in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial machinery mechanics in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 21.9 percent (21.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Longview and 16.2 percent (16.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.