Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians · SOC 17-3024

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicianss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (2 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 70 metro areas

Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$109,990	290	0.1
2	Toledo, OH	$109,890	40	0.1
3	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$103,780	30	0.1
4	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$100,090	360	0.2
5	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$97,200	50	0.1
6	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$92,360	500	0.1
7	Portland-South Portland, ME	$83,250	Not published	Not published
8	Reno, NV	$82,790	80	0.3
9	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$81,390	70	0.1
10	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$81,190	60	0.2
11	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$80,930	80	0.0
12	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$80,640	110	0.0
13	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$80,380	40	0.4
14	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$80,250	160	0.1
15	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$79,400	190	0.0
16	Richmond, VA	$78,660	40	0.1
17	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$78,590	40	0.0
18	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$78,260	220	0.3
19	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$78,150	60	0.2
20	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$78,060	180	0.1
21	Boulder, CO	$77,350	120	0.6
22	Spartanburg, SC	$77,310	90	0.6
23	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$77,030	540	0.5
24	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$76,300	140	0.0
25	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$75,940	190	0.1

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.