SOC 17-3027 · Lexington Park, MD metro

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary in Lexington Park, MD

The average salary for mechanical engineering technologists and technicians in Lexington Park, Maryland is $79,230 a year ($38.09 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $79,120: half of the 50 people in this job in the Lexington Park, MD metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($77,510).

$79,230average per year

$38.09 / hourMedian $79,120Take-home ≈ $61,016

  • $47K10th
  • $66K25th
  • $79KMedian
  • $99K75th
  • $107K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

50people in this job
+2%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 2Maryland metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay range in Lexington Park

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,610 a year or less, while the top 10% make $106,660 or more. The middle half of mechanical engineering technologists and technicians in Lexington Park earn between $66,040 and $98,940.

  • $47K10th
  • $66K25th
  • $79KMedian
  • $99K75th
  • $107K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$79,230$6,602$38.09
Median$79,120$6,593$38.04
Entry level (25th percentile)$66,040$5,503$31.75
Experienced (75th percentile)$98,940$8,245$47.57

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

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary after taxes in Lexington Park

On the average salary of $79,230, a single filer in Lexington Park takes home about $61,016 a year, or $5,085 a month and $2,347 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

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Is Lexington Park a good place for mechanical engineering technologists and technicians? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lexington Park area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.8), so the average $79,230 buys what about $78,632 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Lexington Park ($63,990). A typical home costs $414,100, or 5.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in other Maryland cities

Lexington Park ranks 2nd of 2 Maryland metro areas for this job; Baltimore pays the most ($82,840).

All Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salaries in Maryland

Highest-paying cities for mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

Baton Rouge, LA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($133,940).

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary by city

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Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in Lexington Park: questions

How much do mechanical engineering technologists and technicians make an hour in Lexington Park?

$38.09 an hour on average, and $38.04 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level mechanical engineering technologists and technicians salary in Lexington Park?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,610 a year and the 25th percentile is $66,040, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the mechanical engineering technologists and technicians take-home pay in Lexington Park?

About $61,016 a year ($5,085 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $79,230. Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

Do mechanical engineering technologists and technicians earn more in Lexington Park than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($77,510).

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 17-3027; area Lexington Park, MD (30500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.6%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Census median home value (Zillow does not cover this metro). 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). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.93, this job is 2.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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