Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians · SOC 17-3027

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicianss

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

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for mechanical engineering technologists and technicians. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (5 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 143 metro areas

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Kennewick-Richland, WA	$126,230	90	0.7
2	Baton Rouge, LA	$119,630	90	0.2
3	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$110,030	90	0.3
4	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$109,470	80	0.6
5	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$105,160	110	0.3
6	Peoria, IL	$102,610	100	0.6
7	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$100,620	790	0.3
8	Kansas City, MO-KS	$100,150	600	0.5
9	Albuquerque, NM	$98,440	180	0.4
10	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$97,300	60	0.4
11	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$96,680	530	0.5
12	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$96,610	240	1.0
13	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$94,960	30	0.2
14	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$91,450	1,030	0.3
15	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$85,830	40	0.2
16	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$84,930	210	0.2
17	Boulder, CO	$84,870	70	0.3
18	Ann Arbor, MI	$84,150	280	1.3
19	St. Louis, MO-IL	$84,020	300	0.2
20	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$82,570	200	0.4
21	Columbus, IN	$82,460	130	2.5
22	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$82,220	200	1.1
23	York-Hanover, PA	$81,330	90	0.5
24	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$81,280	200	0.2
25	Dubuque, IA	$81,110	60	0.9

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Mechanical Engineering 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.