SOC 17-3029 · Utica-Rome, NY metro

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other Salary in Utica, NY

The average salary for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Utica, New York is $61,320 a year ($29.48 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $58,240: half of the 40 people in this job in the Utica-Rome, NY metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 24% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($80,753).

$61,320average per year

$29.48 / hourMedian $58,240Take-home ≈ $48,683

  • $49K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $69K75th
  • $74K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-24%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 8New York metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other pay range in Utica

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,350 a year or less, while the top 10% make $74,120 or more. The middle half of other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) in Utica earn between $51,240 and $69,110.

  • $49K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $69K75th
  • $74K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$61,320$5,110$29.48
Median$58,240$4,853$28.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$51,240$4,270$24.63
Experienced (75th percentile)$69,110$5,759$33.23

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary after taxes in Utica

On the average salary of $61,320, a single filer in Utica takes home about $48,683 a year, or $4,057 a month and $1,872 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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Is Utica a good place for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters)? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Utica area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $61,320 buys what about $66,165 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Utica ($48,970). A typical home costs $230,265, or 3.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in other New York cities

Utica ranks 7th of 8 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($85,280).

All Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salaries in New York

Highest-paying cities for other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters)

Bremerton, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($108,690).

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary by city

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Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other salary in Utica: questions

How much do other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) make an hour in Utica?

$29.48 an hour on average, and $28.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) salary in Utica?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,350 a year and the 25th percentile is $51,240, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) take-home pay in Utica?

About $48,683 a year ($4,057 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $61,320. New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

Do other engineering technologists and technicians (except drafters) earn more in Utica than elsewhere?

The average here is 24% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($80,753).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-3029; area Utica-Rome, NY (46540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.5%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.83, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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