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Mechanical Engineering Technician Salary in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 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 Engineering Technicians in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$48,780
25th Percentile Wage	$48,780
50th Percentile Wage	$61,210
75th Percentile Wage	$62,620
90th Percentile Wage	$70,350

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineering technicians in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,780.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	2-Year Growth
2022	$61,210	1.40%	7.34%
2021	$60,350	6.01%	-
2020	$56,720	-	-

Table 2. Compare Mechanical Engineering Technician Salary in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area with Other Washington Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,210 in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineering technicians in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineering technicians in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area is 37.1 percent (37.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Kennewick-Pasco-Richland and 29.6 percent (29.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yakima.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland	$97,290
Tacoma	$74,230
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	$69,250
Mount Vernon-Anacortes	$68,880
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	$63,650
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett	$63,350
Spokane	$62,570
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area	$61,210
Bremerton-Silverdale	$49,610
Yakima	$43,120