Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $97K, rent takes 23.5% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,407/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all others typically earn — is $50K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,977/month.

Local pay is 23% above the national median — $97K here vs. $78K nationally.

High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area pays $97K median vs. the U.S. average of $78K — that’s +23%.

The median is $96,640 a year, that works out to about $46 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $49,620, and experienced engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all others can clear $107,790. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,990/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,407/month, which eats 23.5% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other salary is worth about $96,640 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.