Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $65K, rent takes 28.2% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,199/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 $22K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $1,330/month.

Local pay runs 17% below the national median — $65K here vs. $78K nationally.

Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area pays $65K median vs. the U.S. average of $78K — that’s -17%.

The median is $64,940 a year, that works out to about $31 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $22,160, and experienced engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all others can clear $91,460. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,252/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,199/month, which eats 28.2% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Upper East Mississippi 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 $64,940 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.