The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical engineering technicians 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 | $48,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineering technicians 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 $84,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,250.
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 | $63,650 | 5.01% | 21.90% |
| 2021 | $60,460 | 10.93% | - |
| 2020 | $53,850 | 1.86% | - |
| 2019 | $52,850 | 3.20% | - |
| 2018 | $51,160 | -3.32% | - |
| 2017 | $52,860 | -0.55% | - |
| 2016 | $53,150 | 5.38% | - |
| 2015 | $50,290 | 13.08% | - |
| 2014 | $43,710 | -3.36% | - |
| 2013 | $45,180 | -10.03% | - |
| 2012 | $49,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,650 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 34.6 percent (34.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Kennewick-Pasco-Richland and 32.3 percent (32.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Yakima.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Tacoma | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Spokane | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Yakima |