The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Yakima, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical engineering technicians in Yakima 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 | $32,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineering technicians in Yakima, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,890.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $43,120, Yakima is the lowest paying city for mechanical engineering technicians in state of Washington, following city of Kennewick-Pasco-Richland (median annual salary of $97,290). In comparison, the median annual salary of mechanical engineering technicians in Yakima is 55.7 percent (55.7%) lower than that in the highest paying city Kennewick-Pasco-Richland.
| 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 |