Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary in the US
A mechanical engineering technologists and technicians earns a national median of $74,510 a year (mean $76,380) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #282 of 825.
How much does a mechanical engineering technologists and technicians earn in the US?
A mechanical engineering technologists and technicians in the United States earns a median of $74,510 a year (mean $76,380), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 46% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 36,190 people work in this occupation (SOC 17-3027), ranked #282 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$74,510
per year
Mean
$76,380
per year
Employment
36,190
US workers
National rank
#282
of 825 by median
What a mechanical engineering technologists and technicians earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a mechanical engineering technologists and technicians (SOC 17-3027) earns a median annual wage of $74,510 and a mean (average) of $76,380. The median is the midpoint — half of mechanical engineering technologists and technicians earn more and half earn less — and is 46% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a mechanical engineering technologists and technicians in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for mechanical engineering technologists and technicians is $74,510, and the mean (average) is $76,380. The median is the midpoint — half of mechanical engineering technologists and technicians earn more and half earn less.
- How does mechanical engineering technologists and technicians pay compare to the US average?
- At $74,510, a mechanical engineering technologists and technicians earns 46% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many mechanical engineering technologists and technicians are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 36,190 mechanical engineering technologists and technicians employed nationally (SOC 17-3027), across all industries.
- Where does this mechanical engineering technologists and technicians salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 17-3027. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 17-3027 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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