The annual salary statistics of mechanical engineers in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of mechanical engineers in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $78,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $100,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $118,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $126,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for mechanical engineers in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $126,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $78,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of mechanical engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $100,120 | 2.71% | 25.67% |
| 2021 | $97,410 | 5.41% | - |
| 2020 | $92,140 | 3.46% | - |
| 2019 | $88,950 | -0.85% | - |
| 2018 | $89,710 | 4.54% | - |
| 2017 | $85,640 | 12.37% | - |
| 2015 | $75,050 | -6.45% | - |
| 2014 | $79,890 | 5.53% | - |
| 2013 | $75,470 | 1.39% | - |
| 2012 | $74,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $100,120 in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is in the middle of salary range for mechanical engineers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of mechanical engineers in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is 5.7 percent (5.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 40.3 percent (40.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.