SOC 17-3027 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$74,510

U.S. median hourly wage$35.82

U.S. employment36,190

Nationally, mechanical engineering technologists and technicians earned a median of $74,510 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 36,190 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians: pay and employment by state
State
Louisiana	$102,800	$49.42	270	0.1
New Mexico	$97,560	$46.90	320	0.4
Missouri	$92,150	$44.30	800	0.3
California	$87,390	$42.02	3,660	0.2
Connecticut	$82,660	$39.74	350	0.2
Rhode Island	$81,600	$39.23	30	0.1
Oregon	$80,840	$38.86	260	0.1
Nebraska	$80,050	$38.49	250	0.2
Washington	$79,410	$38.18	890	0.3
Maryland	$79,180	$38.07	640	0.2
Ohio	$78,500	$37.74	1,800	0.3
New York	$78,210	$37.60	1,140	0.1
Kentucky	$77,990	$37.49	520	0.3
Delaware	$77,820	$37.41	50	0.1
Indiana	$77,220	$37.13	1,500	0.5
Colorado	$77,090	$37.06	330	0.1
Illinois	$77,020	$37.03	1,170	0.2
Maine	$76,790	$36.92	220	0.3
Texas	$76,610	$36.83	2,140	0.2
North Dakota	$76,440	$36.75	90	0.2
Virginia	$75,650	$36.37	670	0.2
Georgia	$73,870	$35.51	560	0.1
Nevada	$72,950	$35.07	420	0.3
Arizona	$72,090	$34.66	730	0.2
Iowa	$71,670	$34.46	500	0.3
Pennsylvania	$70,820	$34.05	1,620	0.3
Mississippi	$70,570	$33.93	220	0.2
South Carolina	$69,580	$33.45	1,290	0.6
Idaho	$68,310	$32.84	30	0.0
Michigan	$68,170	$32.77	4,930	1.1
Wisconsin	$67,850	$32.62	900	0.3
New Hampshire	$66,740	$32.09	570	0.8
New Jersey	$65,180	$31.34	260	0.1
Minnesota	$63,990	$30.77	400	0.1
Massachusetts	$62,390	$30.00	1,310	0.4
North Carolina	$62,360	$29.98	1,190	0.2
Tennessee	$62,270	$29.94	580	0.2
Utah	$61,870	$29.74	900	0.5
Oklahoma	$61,480	$29.56	490	0.3
Alabama	$60,350	$29.01	400	0.2
Florida	$59,720	$28.71	540	0.1
Kansas	$55,390	$26.63	410	0.3
South Dakota	$53,670	$25.80	110	0.2
Puerto Rico	$51,860	$24.93	70	0.1
West Virginia	$47,660	$22.91	200	0.3
Alaska	Not published	Not published	70	0.2

Pay by metro area

All 148 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$126,230	$60.69	90	0.7
Baton Rouge, LA	$119,630	$57.51	90	0.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$110,030	$52.90	90	0.3
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$109,470	$52.63	80	0.6
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$105,160	$50.56	110	0.3
Peoria, IL	$102,610	$49.33	100	0.6
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$100,620	$48.38	790	0.3
Kansas City, MO-KS	$100,150	$48.15	600	0.5
Albuquerque, NM	$98,440	$47.33	180	0.4
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$97,300	$46.78	60	0.4
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$96,680	$46.48	530	0.5
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$96,610	$46.45	240	1.0
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$94,960	$45.65	30	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$91,450	$43.97	1,030	0.3
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$85,830	$41.27	40	0.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$84,930	$40.83	210	0.2
Boulder, CO	$84,870	$40.80	70	0.3
Ann Arbor, MI	$84,150	$40.46	280	1.3
St. Louis, MO-IL	$84,020	$40.40	300	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$82,570	$39.70	200	0.4
Columbus, IN	$82,460	$39.65	130	2.5
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$82,220	$39.53	200	1.1
York-Hanover, PA	$81,330	$39.10	90	0.5
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$81,280	$39.08	200	0.2
Dubuque, IA	$81,110	$38.99	60	0.9
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$80,860	$38.88	520	0.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$80,810	$38.85	60	0.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$80,430	$38.67	290	0.3
Columbus, OH	$80,330	$38.62	280	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$80,120	$38.52	400	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$80,070	$38.49	250	0.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$80,060	$38.49	150	0.3
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$79,590	$38.26	30	0.1
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$79,570	$38.26	100	0.8
Madison, WI	$79,560	$38.25	110	0.3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$79,400	$38.17	370	0.3
Lexington Park, MD	$79,120	$38.04	50	0.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$79,080	$38.02	1,220	0.2
Appleton, WI	$79,040	$38.00	90	0.8
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$78,910	$37.94	160	0.1
Florence, SC	$78,840	$37.90	30	0.4
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$78,480	$37.73	90	0.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$78,210	$37.60	360	0.7
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$78,190	$37.59	90	0.1
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$78,150	$37.57	40	0.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$77,800	$37.41	320	0.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$77,750	$37.38	170	0.5
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$77,580	$37.30	400	0.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$77,480	$37.25	360	0.1
Portland-South Portland, ME	$77,320	$37.17	170	0.6
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$77,290	$37.16	90	0.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$76,310	$36.69	160	0.2
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$76,290	$36.68	50	0.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$76,230	$36.65	120	0.4
Toledo, OH	$75,830	$36.46	60	0.2
Cedar Rapids, IA	$75,030	$36.07	30	0.2
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$74,730	$35.93	230	1.1
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$74,450	$35.79	80	1.3
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$74,280	$35.71	90	0.8
Akron, OH	$74,000	$35.58	120	0.4
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$73,940	$35.55	70	0.4
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$73,810	$35.49	30	0.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$73,400	$35.29	540	0.1
Columbia, SC	$72,830	$35.01	90	0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$72,690	$34.95	420	0.1
Worcester, MA	$72,650	$34.93	120	0.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$72,330	$34.78	210	0.5
Pittsburgh, PA	$72,180	$34.70	310	0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$71,910	$34.57	350	0.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$70,990	$34.13	300	0.1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$70,880	$34.08	140	0.1
Dalton, GA	$70,640	$33.96	30	0.5
Richmond, VA	$70,550	$33.92	Not published	Not published
Terre Haute, IN	$70,340	$33.82	40	0.6
Tucson, AZ	$69,730	$33.52	280	0.7
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$69,580	$33.45	390	0.9
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$69,490	$33.41	3,140	1.7
Burlington, NC	$68,740	$33.05	30	0.5
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$68,700	$33.03	160	0.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$68,540	$32.95	70	0.1
Reading, PA	$67,400	$32.41	70	0.4
New Haven, CT	$67,270	$32.34	40	0.1
Rockford, IL	$66,910	$32.17	90	0.7
Colorado Springs, CO	$66,650	$32.04	30	0.1
Canton-Massillon, OH	$66,590	$32.02	80	0.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$66,300	$31.87	180	0.2
El Paso, TX	$65,980	$31.72	70	0.2
Niles, MI	$65,880	$31.67	60	1.0
Green Bay, WI	$65,790	$31.63	40	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$65,400	$31.44	50	0.1
Rochester, NY	$65,400	$31.44	50	0.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$65,020	$31.26	210	0.1
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$64,840	$31.17	130	0.2
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$64,780	$31.14	30	0.2
Sheboygan, WI	$64,750	$31.13	40	0.6
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$64,600	$31.06	170	0.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$64,510	$31.02	50	0.1
Fort Wayne, IN	$64,490	$31.01	100	0.4
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$64,220	$30.87	70	0.9
Ogden, UT	$64,130	$30.83	300	1.1
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$64,060	$30.80	60	0.4
Midland, TX	$63,950	$30.75	40	0.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$63,770	$30.66	280	0.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$63,590	$30.57	50	0.2
Evansville, IN	$63,590	$30.57	50	0.4
Fond du Lac, WI	$63,410	$30.48	40	0.9
Lancaster, PA	$62,970	$30.27	110	0.4
Bloomington, IL	$62,530	$30.06	Not published	Not published
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$62,390	$30.00	1,090	0.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$62,310	$29.96	170	0.1
Omaha, NE-IA	$62,130	$29.87	40	0.1
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$62,020	$29.82	180	0.5
Flint, MI	$61,880	$29.75	40	0.3
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$61,860	$29.74	90	0.7
Spartanburg, SC	$61,670	$29.65	120	0.7
Tulsa, OK	$61,480	$29.56	260	0.6
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$61,200	$29.42	130	0.2
Oklahoma City, OK	$60,870	$29.26	130	0.2
Duluth, MN-WI	$60,570	$29.12	50	0.4
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$60,480	$29.08	490	0.6
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$60,310	$29.00	130	0.4
Huntsville, AL	$60,280	$28.98	150	0.6
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$60,010	$28.85	420	0.7
Saginaw, MI	$59,670	$28.69	40	0.5
Birmingham, AL	$59,540	$28.63	60	0.1
Bangor, ME	$59,510	$28.61	30	0.4
Jackson, MI	$59,480	$28.59	40	0.7
Springfield, MA	$59,210	$28.46	90	0.5
Reno, NV	$59,090	$28.41	150	0.6
Kenosha, WI	$58,530	$28.14	40	0.6
Roanoke, VA	$58,510	$28.13	30	0.2
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$58,470	$28.11	30	0.1
Winston-Salem, NC	$58,330	$28.04	100	0.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$56,580	$27.20	60	0.0
Warner Robins, GA	$56,530	$27.18	40	0.5
Knoxville, TN	$56,310	$27.07	180	0.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$53,140	$25.55	200	0.1
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$51,860	$24.93	50	0.1
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$51,620	$24.82	80	0.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$51,440	$24.73	50	0.2
Wichita, KS	$50,130	$24.10	50	0.2
Charleston, WV	$47,660	$22.91	Not published	Not published
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$47,410	$22.79	30	0.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	Not published	Not published	500	0.1
Erie, PA	Not published	Not published	90	0.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	Not published	Not published	80	0.0
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	Not published	Not published	80	0.2
Tyler, TX	Not published	Not published	30	0.3

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.