The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mechanical engineers 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 | $74,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $101,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $123,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $139,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers 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 $139,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $101,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $74,790.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $101,120 | 3.16% | 17.58% |
| 2021 | $97,920 | 4.77% | - |
| 2020 | $93,250 | 3.42% | - |
| 2019 | $90,060 | 6.82% | - |
| 2018 | $83,920 | -5.65% | - |
| 2017 | $88,660 | 4.20% | - |
| 2016 | $84,940 | -2.06% | - |
| 2015 | $86,690 | 7.03% | - |
| 2014 | $80,600 | -4.53% | - |
| 2013 | $84,250 | 1.08% | - |
| 2012 | $83,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $101,120 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 4.7 percent (4.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 40.9 percent (40.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.