The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of mechanical engineers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington 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 | $62,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $134,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $134,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,560.
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 | $86,650 | 4.37% | 10.14% |
| 2021 | $82,860 | -4.32% | - |
| 2020 | $86,440 | 2.09% | - |
| 2019 | $84,630 | -0.70% | - |
| 2018 | $85,220 | 3.74% | - |
| 2017 | $82,030 | 1.68% | - |
| 2016 | $80,650 | 1.54% | - |
| 2015 | $79,410 | -2.72% | - |
| 2014 | $81,570 | 0.06% | - |
| 2013 | $81,520 | 4.49% | - |
| 2012 | $77,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,650 in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is 15.8 percent (15.8%) lower than that in the highest paying La Crosse and 29.3 percent (29.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.