The national median salary for mechanical engineering technologists and technicians is $74,510, with a salary spread of $57,650 from the 10th to 90th percentile -- a 77% range that reflects differences in experience, location, and industry. The mean salary of $76,380 is higher than the median, indicating that top earners pull the average upward. The highest-paying metro area is Kennewick-Richland, WA, where the median reaches $126,230.
| City | Median | P25 | P75 | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennewick, WA | $126,230 | $79,990 | $126,230 | 90 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $119,630 | $100,570 | $174,290 | 90 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $110,030 | $97,430 | $110,050 | 90 |
| Norwich, CT | $109,470 | $83,340 | $128,460 | 80 |
| Des Moines, IA | $105,160 | $83,330 | $129,010 | 110 |
| Peoria, IL | $102,610 | $82,920 | $119,280 | 100 |
| San Francisco, CA | $100,620 | $85,460 | $124,740 | 790 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $100,150 | $73,900 | $101,700 | 600 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $98,440 | $69,870 | $118,510 | 180 |
| Beaumont, TX | $97,300 | $68,850 | $117,700 | 60 |
| San Jose, CA | $96,680 | $85,040 | $122,340 | 530 |
| Augusta, GA-SC | $96,610 | $73,710 | $96,610 | 240 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $94,960 | $74,410 | $98,110 | 30 |
| Houston, TX | $91,450 | $64,520 | $117,250 | 1,030 |
| Spokane, WA | $85,830 | $66,600 | $104,640 | 40 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $84,930 | $61,830 | $101,380 | 210 |
| Boulder, CO | $84,870 | $75,410 | $109,360 | 70 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $84,150 | $67,980 | $97,550 | 280 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $84,020 | $66,770 | $107,530 | 300 |
| Albany, NY | $82,570 | $61,630 | $97,180 | 200 |
| Columbus, IN | $82,460 | $59,860 | $103,890 | 130 |
| Davenport, IA-IL | $82,220 | $79,080 | $82,220 | 200 |
| York, PA | $81,330 | $57,500 | $93,050 | 90 |
| Portland, OR-WA | $81,280 | $67,190 | $94,250 | 200 |
| Dubuque, IA | $81,110 | $63,860 | $102,440 | 60 |
| Seattle, WA | $80,860 | $62,240 | $105,020 | 520 |
| Oxnard, CA | $80,810 | $61,610 | $113,860 | 60 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $80,430 | $60,600 | $92,620 | 290 |
| Columbus, OH | $80,330 | $64,110 | $95,920 | 280 |
| Baltimore, MD | $80,120 | $58,240 | $98,830 | 400 |
| Cleveland, OH | $80,070 | $65,220 | $86,610 | 250 |
| Hartford, CT | $80,060 | $61,460 | $100,450 | 150 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $79,590 | $63,090 | $99,950 | 30 |
| Elkhart, IN | $79,570 | $64,010 | $85,390 | 100 |
| Madison, WI | $79,560 | $66,660 | $90,090 | 110 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $79,400 | $67,560 | $90,280 | 370 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $79,120 | $66,040 | $98,940 | 50 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $79,080 | $63,940 | $101,650 | 1,220 |
| Appleton, WI | $79,040 | $65,720 | $80,380 | 90 |
| Denver, CO | $78,910 | $59,250 | $84,090 | 160 |
| Florence, SC | $78,840 | $60,280 | $85,110 | 30 |
| Providence, RI-MA | $78,480 | $58,100 | $82,080 | 90 |
| Buffalo, NY | $78,210 | $74,050 | $78,210 | 360 |
| Sacramento, CA | $78,190 | $59,010 | $99,500 | 90 |
| Oshkosh, WI | $78,150 | $66,550 | $78,150 | 40 |
| San Diego, CA | $77,800 | $64,150 | $87,470 | 320 |
| Allentown, PA-NJ | $77,750 | $66,200 | $77,750 | 170 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $77,580 | $61,430 | $92,840 | 400 |
| Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV | $77,480 | $69,340 | $86,270 | 360 |
| Portland, ME | $77,320 | $64,850 | $77,320 | 170 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $77,290 | $61,260 | $78,850 | 90 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $76,310 | $63,320 | $95,900 | 160 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $76,290 | $61,660 | $90,680 | 50 |
| Lexington, KY | $76,230 | $69,650 | $88,240 | 120 |
| Toledo, OH | $75,830 | $70,620 | $88,800 | 60 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $75,030 | $65,890 | $90,310 | 30 |
| Manchester, NH | $74,730 | $62,870 | $80,250 | 230 |
| Muskegon, MI | $74,450 | $56,880 | $78,490 | 80 |
| Lafayette, IN | $74,280 | $56,260 | $105,970 | 90 |
| Akron, OH | $74,000 | $49,460 | $81,110 | 120 |
| Gulfport, MS | $73,940 | $65,280 | $73,940 | 70 |
| South Bend, IN-MI | $73,810 | $59,240 | $90,580 | 30 |
| New York, NY-NJ | $73,400 | $56,710 | $91,130 | 540 |
| Columbia, SC | $72,830 | $59,360 | $86,740 | 90 |
| Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $72,690 | $56,670 | $84,450 | 420 |
| Worcester, MA | $72,650 | $56,860 | $83,930 | 120 |
| Charleston, SC | $72,330 | $62,120 | $85,270 | 210 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $72,180 | $55,640 | $103,470 | 310 |
| Dallas, TX | $71,910 | $58,750 | $82,830 | 350 |
| Atlanta, GA | $70,990 | $52,330 | $90,690 | 300 |
| Nashville, TN | $70,880 | $60,200 | $94,160 | 140 |
| Dalton, GA | $70,640 | $57,780 | $83,170 | 30 |
| Richmond, VA | $70,550 | $62,940 | $77,840 | -- |
| Terre Haute, IN | $70,340 | $66,670 | $84,950 | 40 |
| Tucson, AZ | $69,730 | $58,830 | $75,140 | 280 |
| Greenville, SC | $69,580 | $60,310 | $75,780 | 390 |
| Detroit, MI | $69,490 | $57,570 | $84,310 | 3,140 |
| Burlington, NC | $68,740 | $51,020 | $75,420 | 30 |
| Dayton, OH | $68,700 | $48,470 | $80,720 | 160 |
| San Antonio, TX | $68,540 | $53,100 | $85,000 | 70 |
| Reading, PA | $67,400 | $65,170 | $81,010 | 70 |
| New Haven, CT | $67,270 | $62,750 | $84,360 | 40 |
| Rockford, IL | $66,910 | $66,910 | $85,110 | 90 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $66,650 | $56,490 | $80,560 | 30 |
| Canton, OH | $66,590 | $52,940 | $83,620 | 80 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $66,300 | $64,130 | $80,980 | 180 |
| El Paso, TX | $65,980 | $56,110 | $76,480 | 70 |
| Niles, MI | $65,880 | $54,030 | $82,430 | 60 |
| Green Bay, WI | $65,790 | $51,430 | $80,590 | 40 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $65,400 | $58,430 | $81,700 | 50 |
| Rochester, NY | $65,400 | $55,460 | $75,800 | 50 |
| Minneapolis, MN-WI | $65,020 | $61,200 | $80,740 | 210 |
| Raleigh, NC | $64,840 | $57,840 | $82,100 | 130 |
| Waterbury, CT | $64,780 | $50,760 | $81,940 | 30 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $64,750 | $64,750 | $76,450 | 40 |
| Austin, TX | $64,600 | $51,790 | $78,300 | 170 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $64,510 | $61,250 | $78,810 | 50 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $64,490 | $59,260 | $77,620 | 100 |
| Racine, WI | $64,220 | $64,170 | $76,070 | 70 |
| Ogden, UT | $64,130 | $57,170 | $76,610 | 300 |
| Hickory, NC | $64,060 | $59,080 | $71,400 | 60 |
| Midland, TX | $63,950 | $49,690 | $91,890 | 40 |
| Charlotte, NC-SC | $63,770 | $56,880 | $82,180 | 280 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $63,590 | $60,820 | $76,000 | 50 |
| Evansville, IN | $63,590 | $62,840 | $85,550 | 50 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | $63,410 | $62,920 | $84,350 | 40 |
| Lancaster, PA | $62,970 | $54,330 | $81,210 | 110 |
| Bloomington, IL | $62,530 | $62,530 | $78,360 | -- |
| Boston, MA-NH | $62,390 | $62,390 | $83,550 | 1,090 |
| Riverside, CA | $62,310 | $51,780 | $76,270 | 170 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $62,130 | $54,820 | $78,290 | 40 |
| Durham, NC | $62,020 | $49,270 | $77,160 | 180 |
| Flint, MI | $61,880 | $49,940 | $78,110 | 40 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $61,860 | $56,520 | $82,970 | 90 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $61,670 | $59,800 | $76,850 | 120 |
| Tulsa, OK | $61,480 | $58,920 | $75,710 | 260 |
| Virginia Beach, VA-NC | $61,200 | $46,130 | $83,510 | 130 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $60,870 | $59,660 | $76,720 | 130 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $60,570 | $49,820 | $76,340 | 50 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $60,480 | $50,390 | $62,880 | 490 |
| Greensboro, NC | $60,310 | $47,800 | $74,490 | 130 |
| Huntsville, AL | $60,280 | $51,830 | $75,310 | 150 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $60,010 | $47,600 | $71,620 | 420 |
| Saginaw, MI | $59,670 | $48,220 | $71,620 | 40 |
| Birmingham, AL | $59,540 | $48,780 | $74,390 | 60 |
| Bangor, ME | $59,510 | $47,750 | $76,790 | 30 |
| Jackson, MI | $59,480 | $50,350 | $77,770 | 40 |
| Springfield, MA | $59,210 | $56,900 | $63,010 | 90 |
| Reno, NV | $59,090 | $47,030 | $64,600 | 150 |
| Kenosha, WI | $58,530 | $47,650 | $74,730 | 40 |
| Roanoke, VA | $58,510 | $49,210 | $63,940 | 30 |
| Stockton, CA | $58,470 | $57,820 | $62,030 | 30 |
| Winston, NC | $58,330 | $58,330 | $74,610 | 100 |
| Tampa, FL | $56,580 | $38,290 | $62,480 | 60 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $56,530 | $48,540 | $75,990 | 40 |
| Knoxville, TN | $56,310 | $46,320 | $74,590 | 180 |
| Orlando, FL | $53,140 | $37,830 | $65,390 | 200 |
| San Juan, PR | $51,860 | $51,840 | $63,470 | 50 |
| Lansing, MI | $51,620 | $44,440 | $74,090 | 80 |
| Scranton, PA | $51,440 | $47,350 | $64,420 | 50 |
| Wichita, KS | $50,130 | $50,130 | $62,710 | 50 |
| Charleston, WV | $47,660 | $47,660 | $69,350 | -- |
| Huntington, WV-KY-OH | $47,410 | $46,010 | $68,990 | 30 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 OEWS. This data reflects occupational employment and wage estimates and may not capture total compensation including equity, bonuses, or benefits.