Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $73K, rent takes 27.2% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,306/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new mechanical engineering technologists and technicians typically earn — is $51K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,034/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $73K locally vs. $75K nationally, a 2% difference.

Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area pays $73K median vs. the U.S. average of $75K — that’s -2%.

The median is $73,310 a year, that works out to about $35 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $50,560, and experienced mechanical engineering technologists and technicians can clear $98,990. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,810/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,306/month, which eats 27.2% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Southern Indiana 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 mechanical engineering technologists and technicians salary is worth about $73,310 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.