SOC 17-3027 · York-Hanover, PA metro

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary in York, PA

The average salary for mechanical engineering technologists and technicians in York, Pennsylvania is $76,280 a year ($36.67 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $81,330: half of the 90 people in this job in the York-Hanover, PA 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).

$76,280average per year

$36.67 / hourMedian $81,330Take-home ≈ $60,151

  • $47K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $81KMedian
  • $93K75th
  • $100K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

90people in this job
-2%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 8Pennsylvania metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians pay range in York

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,840 a year or less, while the top 10% make $100,440 or more. The middle half of mechanical engineering technologists and technicians in York earn between $57,500 and $93,050.

  • $47K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $81KMedian
  • $93K75th
  • $100K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$76,280$6,357$36.67
Median$81,330$6,778$39.10
Entry level (25th percentile)$57,500$4,792$27.64
Experienced (75th percentile)$93,050$7,754$44.74

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

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary after taxes in York

On the average salary of $76,280, a single filer in York takes home about $60,151 a year, or $5,013 a month and $2,314 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). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

Prices in the York area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.0), so the average $76,280 buys what about $79,458 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in York ($48,170). A typical home costs $309,967, or 4.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salary in other Pennsylvania cities

York ranks 2nd of 8 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Pittsburgh pays the most ($80,660).

All Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians salaries in Pennsylvania

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 York: questions

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

$36.67 an hour on average, and $39.10 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,840 a year and the 25th percentile is $57,500, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $60,151 a year ($5,013 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $76,280. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

Do mechanical engineering technologists and technicians earn more in York 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 York-Hanover, PA (49620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • 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). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.21, this job is 2.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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