The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $37,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $91,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineering technicians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $91,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineering technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $63,350 | -2.62% | 3.14% |
| 2016 | $65,010 | 6.97% | - |
| 2015 | $60,480 | -3.94% | - |
| 2014 | $62,860 | -0.14% | - |
| 2013 | $62,950 | 2.53% | - |
| 2012 | $61,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,350 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 34.9 percent (34.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Kennewick-Pasco-Richland and 31.9 percent (31.9%) 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 |