Electromechanical Technician: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 17-3024 Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient	Trade median / all-occupations median
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$109,990	290	1.22	1.48
Toledo, OH	$109,890	40	1.21	2.28
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$103,780	30	0.78	1.69
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$100,090	360	1.75	1.38
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$97,200	50	0.88	1.62
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$92,360	500	0.8	1.65
Portland-South Portland, ME	$83,250	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.46
Reno, NV	$82,790	80	2.95	1.67
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$81,390	70	0.93	1.52
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$81,190	60	1.88	1.34
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$80,930	80	0.35	1.58
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$80,640	110	0.4	1.66
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$80,380	40	3.98	1.27
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$80,250	160	1.06	1.37
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$79,400	190	0.42	1.45
Richmond, VA	$78,660	40	0.66	1.53
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$78,590	40	0.37	1.32
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$78,260	220	2.66	1.53
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$78,150	60	1.54	1.51
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$78,060	180	0.58	1.10
Boulder, CO	$77,350	120	6.04	1.11
Spartanburg, SC	$77,310	90	5.73	1.62
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$77,030	540	4.74	0.92
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$76,300	140	0.48	1.40
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$75,940	190	0.99	1.28
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$75,330	80	0.59	1.28
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$74,600	40	1.47	1.52
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$74,430	140	1.15	1.23
Appleton, WI	$74,040	40	3.62	1.48
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$73,630	750	2.79	1.11
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$73,550	90	0.31	1.44
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$72,300	290	0.3	1.18
Lancaster, PA	$72,040	40	1.7	1.49
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$71,960	40	1.79	1.36
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$71,690	100	1.2	1.30
Madison, WI	$71,600	80	1.95	1.23
St. Louis, MO-IL	$70,870	90	0.64	1.42
Springfield, MA	$70,520	40	1.98	1.36
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$67,940	120	3.43	1.46
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$67,500	100	0.56	1.39
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$67,380	30	0.31	1.34
Winston-Salem, NC	$67,240	40	1.58	1.45
Colorado Springs, CO	$67,040	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.27
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$67,020	40	0.4	1.34
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$67,020	110	0.95	1.44
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$66,330	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	1.34
Lafayette, LA	$65,150	40	2.28	1.56
Oklahoma City, OK	$65,100	80	1.16	1.38
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$64,930	60	0.4	1.33
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$64,700	180	2.35	1.31
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$64,640	100	1.59	1.36
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$64,300	40	1.48	1.38
Columbus, OH	$64,260	50	0.48	1.25
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$64,040	70	1.36	1.26
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$63,630	40	1.37	1.37
Boise City, ID	$63,480	50	1.24	1.29
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$63,330	200	1.51	1.27
Columbia, SC	$63,250	70	1.79	1.36
Kansas City, MO-KS	$63,000	90	0.86	1.24
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$62,120	610	3.19	1.19
Rochester, NY	$60,730	90	1.74	1.19
Worcester, MA	$60,660	50	1.37	1.05
Pittsburgh, PA	$60,200	150	1.35	1.21
Tulsa, OK	$59,640	40	0.92	1.28
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$58,810	30	0.44	1.22
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$58,520	30	0.79	1.26
Burlington, NC	$58,310	40	5.94	1.32
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$57,810	60	3.7	1.28
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$52,160	330	0.82	1.01
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$48,560	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.85

The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
Toledo, OH	2.28	$109,890	1.21
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	1.69	$103,780	0.78
Reno, NV	1.67	$82,790	2.95
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.66	$80,640	0.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.65	$92,360	0.8
Spartanburg, SC	1.62	$77,310	5.73
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	1.62	$97,200	0.88
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1.58	$80,930	0.35
Lafayette, LA	1.56	$65,150	2.28
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1.53	$78,260	2.66
Richmond, VA	1.53	$78,660	0.66
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1.52	$74,600	1.47
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1.52	$81,390	0.93
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	1.51	$78,150	1.54
Lancaster, PA	1.49	$72,040	1.7
Appleton, WI	1.48	$74,040	3.62
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1.48	$109,990	1.22
Portland-South Portland, ME	1.46	$83,250	Not published by BLS
Greensboro-High Point, NC	1.46	$67,940	3.43
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1.45	$79,400	0.42
Winston-Salem, NC	1.45	$67,240	1.58
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1.44	$73,550	0.31
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.44	$67,020	0.95
St. Louis, MO-IL	1.42	$70,870	0.64
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.40	$76,300	0.48
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.39	$67,500	0.56
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1.38	$100,090	1.75
Oklahoma City, OK	1.38	$65,100	1.16
Chattanooga, TN-GA	1.38	$64,300	1.48
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	1.37	$63,630	1.37
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	1.37	$80,250	1.06
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	1.36	$71,960	1.79
Columbia, SC	1.36	$63,250	1.79
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	1.36	$64,640	1.59
Springfield, MA	1.36	$70,520	1.98
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1.34	$66,330	Not published by BLS
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	1.34	$67,380	0.31
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	1.34	$81,190	1.88
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.34	$67,020	0.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	1.33	$64,930	0.4
Burlington, NC	1.32	$58,310	5.94
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	1.32	$78,590	0.37
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	1.31	$64,700	2.35
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	1.30	$71,690	1.2
Boise City, ID	1.29	$63,480	1.24
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.28	$75,940	0.99
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	1.28	$57,810	3.7
Tulsa, OK	1.28	$59,640	0.92
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	1.28	$75,330	0.59
Colorado Springs, CO	1.27	$67,040	Not published by BLS
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	1.27	$80,380	3.98
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1.27	$63,330	1.51
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	1.26	$64,040	1.36
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	1.26	$58,520	0.79
Columbus, OH	1.25	$64,260	0.48
Kansas City, MO-KS	1.24	$63,000	0.86
Madison, WI	1.23	$71,600	1.95
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1.23	$74,430	1.15
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1.22	$58,810	0.44
Pittsburgh, PA	1.21	$60,200	1.35
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1.19	$62,120	3.19
Rochester, NY	1.19	$60,730	1.74
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1.18	$72,300	0.3
Boulder, CO	1.11	$77,350	6.04
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1.11	$73,630	2.79
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1.10	$78,060	0.58
Worcester, MA	1.05	$60,660	1.37
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1.01	$52,160	0.82
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.92	$77,030	4.74
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	0.85	$48,560	Not published by BLS

Broader occupation Our title "Electromechanical Technician" is reported by BLS as SOC 17-3024 Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians. BLS groups Electromechanical Technician within Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.

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