Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary by City

Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

Baton Rouge, LA	$133,940
Kennewick, WA	$112,060
Des Moines, IA	$108,940
San Francisco, CA	$104,910
San Jose, CA	$104,510
Norwich, CT	$103,880
Bakersfield, CA	$100,700
Peoria, IL	$95,780
Beaumont, TX	$94,970
Boulder, CO	$92,930
Kansas City, MO	$91,890
Albuquerque, NM	$91,320
Houston, TX	$90,800
Augusta, GA	$90,080
Spokane, WA	$89,870

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary by state

Louisiana pays mechanical engineering technologists and technicians the most statewide, $119,750 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
Louisiana	$119,750	$102,800	270	1	$133,940	$133,940
Rhode Island	$94,080	$81,600	30	1	$77,670	$77,670
New Mexico	$92,890	$97,560	320	1	$91,320	$91,320
Missouri	$91,740	$92,150	800	2	$91,890	$88,970
California	$91,570	$87,390	3,660	10	$104,910	$63,750
Washington	$86,940	$79,410	890	3	$112,060	$85,770
Maryland	$83,690	$79,180	640	2	$82,840	$79,230
Texas	$81,660	$76,610	2,140	7	$94,970	$66,830
Connecticut	$81,540	$82,660	350	5	$103,880	$64,180
Washington, D.C.	n/a	n/a	n/a	1	$80,290	$80,290
Illinois	$79,370	$77,020	1,170	3	$95,780	$67,760
Colorado	$79,240	$77,090	330	4	$92,930	$68,710
North Dakota	$79,000	$76,440	90	0	n/a	n/a
Oregon	$78,990	$80,840	260	1	$83,100	$83,100
Nebraska	$78,670	$80,050	250	1	$66,740	$66,740
Georgia	$78,160	$73,870	560	4	$90,080	$68,160
Iowa	$78,060	$71,670	500	4	$108,940	$76,430
Nevada	$76,890	$72,950	420	2	$87,990	$62,480
Kentucky	$76,300	$77,990	520	2	$76,900	$75,600
Indiana	$76,020	$77,220	1,500	8	$80,580	$68,580
Delaware	$75,980	$77,820	50	0	n/a	n/a
Ohio	$75,150	$78,500	1,800	7	$78,050	$67,660
New York	$75,030	$78,210	1,140	4	$80,600	$71,310
Pennsylvania	$73,860	$70,820	1,620	8	$80,660	$57,300
Virginia	$73,100	$75,650	670	3	$73,340	$60,200
South Carolina	$72,340	$69,580	1,290	5	$73,730	$67,950
Maine	$72,240	$76,790	220	2	$74,560	$60,630
Arizona	$71,680	$72,090	730	2	$75,510	$68,410
Michigan	$71,510	$68,170	4,930	10	$83,150	$62,160
Massachusetts	$71,030	$62,390	1,310	3	$71,880	$62,420
Wisconsin	$70,850	$67,850	900	9	$79,300	$61,620
Mississippi	$70,330	$70,570	220	1	$73,130	$73,130
New Jersey	$70,140	$65,180	260	0	n/a	n/a
New Hampshire	$70,080	$66,740	570	1	$71,520	$71,520
Idaho	$68,450	$68,310	30	0	n/a	n/a
Oklahoma	$68,160	$61,480	490	2	$68,300	$65,630
Kansas	$67,860	$55,390	410	1	$60,270	$60,270
Minnesota	$67,350	$63,990	400	2	$70,330	$64,890
North Carolina	$66,850	$62,360	1,190	7	$72,640	$62,070
Tennessee	$66,430	$62,270	580	4	$75,600	$61,400
Utah	$65,200	$61,870	900	2	$68,870	$61,730
Alabama	$64,030	$60,350	400	2	$64,320	$63,810
Florida	$59,650	$59,720	540	3	$77,350	$54,550
South Dakota	$57,580	$53,670	110	0	n/a	n/a
Puerto Rico	$56,270	$51,860	70	1	$55,470	$55,470
West Virginia	$55,060	$47,660	200	2	$55,660	$54,440

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in every city we cover

Sort by any column. Each city links to its pay range, take-home pay and cost of living.

Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
Baton Rouge, LA	$133,940	$119,630	$64.39	90
Kennewick, WA	$112,060	$126,230	$53.88	90
Des Moines, IA	$108,940	$105,160	$52.37	110
San Francisco, CA	$104,910	$100,620	$50.44	790
San Jose, CA	$104,510	$96,680	$50.24	530
Norwich, CT	$103,880	$109,470	$49.94	80
Bakersfield, CA	$100,700	$110,030	$48.41	90
Peoria, IL	$95,780	$102,610	$46.05	100
Beaumont, TX	$94,970	$97,300	$45.66	60
Boulder, CO	$92,930	$84,870	$44.68	70
Kansas City, MO	$91,890	$100,150	$44.18	600
Albuquerque, NM	$91,320	$98,440	$43.91	180
Houston, TX	$90,800	$91,450	$43.66	1,030
Augusta, GA	$90,080	$96,610	$43.31	240
Spokane, WA	$89,870	$85,830	$43.21	40
St. Louis, MO	$88,970	$84,020	$42.77	300
Oxnard, CA	$88,390	$80,810	$42.49	60
Las Vegas, NV	$87,990	$84,930	$42.30	210
Santa Rosa, CA	$86,890	$94,960	$41.77	30
Los Angeles, CA	$86,170	$79,080	$41.43	1,220
Seattle, WA	$85,770	$80,860	$41.24	520
Ann Arbor, MI	$83,150	$84,150	$39.97	280
Portland, OR	$83,100	$81,280	$39.95	200
Baltimore, MD	$82,840	$80,120	$39.83	400
San Diego, CA	$80,780	$77,800	$38.84	320
Pittsburgh, PA	$80,660	$72,180	$38.78	310
Albany, NY	$80,600	$82,570	$38.75	200
Columbus, IN	$80,580	$82,460	$38.74	130
Bridgeport, CT	$80,460	$79,590	$38.68	30
Washington, DC	$80,290	$77,480	$38.60	360
Madison, WI	$79,300	$79,560	$38.13	110
Sacramento, CA	$79,250	$78,190	$38.10	90
Lexington Park, MD	$79,230	$79,120	$38.09	50
Denver, CO	$78,460	$78,910	$37.72	160
Indianapolis, IN	$78,270	$79,400	$37.63	370
Cleveland, OH	$78,050	$80,070	$37.52	250
Cedar Rapids, IA	$77,690	$75,030	$37.35	30
Providence, RI	$77,670	$78,480	$37.34	90
Cincinnati, OH	$77,630	$80,430	$37.32	290
Columbus, OH	$77,550	$80,330	$37.28	280
Lafayette, IN	$77,500	$74,280	$37.26	90
Palm Bay, FL	$77,350	$77,290	$37.19	90
Dubuque, IA	$77,260	$81,110	$37.15	60
Hartford, CT	$77,140	$80,060	$37.09	150
Toledo, OH	$77,120	$75,830	$37.08	60
Atlanta, GA	$76,910	$70,990	$36.98	300
Lexington, KY	$76,900	$76,230	$36.97	120
Davenport, IA	$76,430	$82,220	$36.75	200
York, PA	$76,280	$81,330	$36.67	90
Terre Haute, IN	$75,980	$70,340	$36.53	40
Fort Collins, CO	$75,850	$76,290	$36.47	50
Louisville, KY	$75,600	$76,310	$36.35	160
Nashville, TN	$75,600	$70,880	$36.35	140
Phoenix, AZ	$75,510	$77,580	$36.30	400
Reading, PA	$74,760	$67,400	$35.94	70
New York, NY	$74,740	$73,400	$35.93	540
Elkhart, IN	$74,650	$79,570	$35.89	100
Portland, ME	$74,560	$77,320	$35.85	170
Philadelphia, PA	$74,150	$72,690	$35.65	420
Allentown, PA	$74,110	$77,750	$35.63	170
Buffalo, NY	$74,070	$78,210	$35.61	360
Florence, SC	$73,730	$78,840	$35.45	30
San Antonio, TX	$73,600	$68,540	$35.39	70
Rockford, IL	$73,560	$66,910	$35.36	90
Richmond, VA	$73,340	$70,550	$35.26	n/a
Charleston, SC	$73,330	$72,330	$35.26	210
Detroit, MI	$73,190	$69,490	$35.19	3,140
Gulfport, MS	$73,130	$73,940	$35.16	70
Dallas, TX	$73,120	$71,910	$35.16	350
Columbia, SC	$72,800	$72,830	$35.00	90
Raleigh, NC	$72,640	$64,840	$34.92	130
Appleton, WI	$72,630	$79,040	$34.92	90
Kalamazoo, MI	$72,480	$61,860	$34.85	90
South Bend, IN	$72,380	$73,810	$34.80	30
New Haven, CT	$72,370	$67,270	$34.79	40
Austin, TX	$72,120	$64,600	$34.67	170
Harrisburg, PA	$72,110	$65,400	$34.67	50
Boston, MA	$71,880	$62,390	$34.56	1,090
Fond du Lac, WI	$71,880	$63,410	$34.56	40
Worcester, MA	$71,810	$72,650	$34.52	120
Manchester, NH	$71,520	$74,730	$34.39	230
Oshkosh, WI	$71,420	$78,150	$34.34	40
Rochester, NY	$71,310	$65,400	$34.29	50
Evansville, IN	$71,290	$63,590	$34.27	50
Midland, TX	$70,970	$63,950	$34.12	40
Milwaukee, WI	$70,650	$66,300	$33.96	180
Memphis, TN	$70,330	$64,510	$33.81	50
Minneapolis, MN	$70,330	$65,020	$33.81	210
Lancaster, PA	$70,240	$62,970	$33.77	110
Charlotte, NC	$70,150	$63,770	$33.73	280
Akron, OH	$69,790	$74,000	$33.55	120
Sheboygan, WI	$69,710	$64,750	$33.51	40
Green Bay, WI	$69,620	$65,790	$33.47	40
Dalton, GA	$69,590	$70,640	$33.46	30
Spartanburg, SC	$69,460	$61,670	$33.40	120
Dayton, OH	$69,430	$68,700	$33.38	160
Virginia Beach, VA	$69,170	$61,200	$33.25	130
Muskegon, MI	$69,160	$74,450	$33.25	80
Ogden, UT	$68,870	$64,130	$33.11	300
Colorado Springs, CO	$68,710	$66,650	$33.03	30
Flint, MI	$68,680	$61,880	$33.02	40
Fort Wayne, IN	$68,580	$64,490	$32.97	100
Tucson, AZ	$68,410	$69,730	$32.89	280
Niles, MI	$68,350	$65,880	$32.86	60
Oklahoma City, OK	$68,300	$60,870	$32.84	130
Warner Robins, GA	$68,160	$56,530	$32.77	40
Greenville, SC	$67,950	$69,580	$32.67	390
Bloomington, IL	$67,760	$62,530	$32.58	n/a
Canton, OH	$67,660	$66,590	$32.53	80
Riverside, CA	$67,590	$62,310	$32.49	170
Burlington, NC	$67,260	$68,740	$32.34	30
El Paso, TX	$66,830	$65,980	$32.13	70
Chattanooga, TN	$66,820	$63,590	$32.13	50
Omaha, NE	$66,740	$62,130	$32.09	40
Racine, WI	$66,520	$64,220	$31.98	70
Jackson, MI	$66,000	$59,480	$31.73	40
Tulsa, OK	$65,630	$61,480	$31.55	260
Duluth, MN	$64,890	$60,570	$31.20	50
Hickory, NC	$64,520	$64,060	$31.02	60
Birmingham, AL	$64,320	$59,540	$30.93	60
Durham, NC	$64,180	$62,020	$30.86	180
Waterbury, CT	$64,180	$64,780	$30.86	30
Winston-Salem, NC	$63,960	$58,330	$30.75	100
Huntsville, AL	$63,810	$60,280	$30.68	150
Stockton, CA	$63,750	$58,470	$30.65	30
Saginaw, MI	$63,060	$59,670	$30.32	40
Lansing, MI	$62,710	$51,620	$30.15	80
Reno, NV	$62,480	$59,090	$30.04	150
Springfield, MA	$62,420	$59,210	$30.01	90
Grand Rapids, MI	$62,160	$60,010	$29.89	420
Greensboro, NC	$62,070	$60,310	$29.84	130
Salt Lake City, UT	$61,730	$60,480	$29.68	490
Kenosha, WI	$61,620	$58,530	$29.63	40
Knoxville, TN	$61,400	$56,310	$29.52	180
Bangor, ME	$60,630	$59,510	$29.15	30
Wichita, KS	$60,270	$50,130	$28.98	50
Roanoke, VA	$60,200	$58,510	$28.94	30
Scranton, PA	$57,300	$51,440	$27.55	50
Huntington, WV	$55,660	$47,410	$26.76	30
San Juan, PR	$55,470	$51,860	$26.67	50
Orlando, FL	$54,860	$53,140	$26.37	200
Tampa, FL	$54,550	$56,580	$26.22	60
Charleston, WV	$54,440	$47,660	$26.18	n/a

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Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary: questions

Where do mechanical engineering technologists and technicians make the most money?

In Baton Rouge, LA, with an average of $133,940 a year, among the 143 metro areas we cover.

What is the average mechanical engineering technologists and technicians salary in the U.S.?

$76,380 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $74,510, so half of mechanical engineering technologists and technicians earn more than that and half less.

What salary should mechanical engineering technologists and technicians ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of mechanical engineering technologists and technicians nationwide earn between $59,510 (25th percentile) and $88,110 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays mechanical engineering technologists and technicians the most?

Louisiana, with a statewide average of $119,750 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is mechanical engineering technologists and technicians pay the lowest?

Charleston, WV, at $54,440 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-3027.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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