Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary — Huntington, West Virginia

The average Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians in Huntington, West Virginia earns $55,660 a year.

$55,660 / year, mean
↓ 28.2% below national average 100th percentile in West Virginia

Huntington sits at the very top of the range for this role in West Virginia — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's well below the national average for mechanical engineering technologists and technicians — one of the largest gaps in this dataset. Cost of living here runs below the national average, which can offset a lower headline salary. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within West Virginia

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
30
Estimate confidence
RSE 8.4%
Cost of living 88 #173 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1318 #1 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $166,506 #181 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $58,483 #173 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Huntington ranks #173 for cost of living and #181 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Kennewick $112,060 San Francisco $104,910 San Jose $104,510 Bakersfield $100,700 Peoria $95,780 Beaumont $94,970 Houston $90,800 Spokane $89,870 Oxnard $88,390 Santa Rosa $86,890 Los Angeles $86,170 Seattle $85,770 Ann Arbor $83,150 Portland $83,100 Baltimore $82,840 San Diego $80,780 Pittsburgh $80,660 Albany $80,600 Columbus $80,580 Sacramento $79,250 Lexington Park $79,230 Indianapolis $78,270 Lafayette $77,500 Palm Bay $77,350 Lexington $76,900 York $76,280 Terre Haute $75,980 Louisville $75,600 Reading $74,760 New York $74,740 Elkhart $74,650 Philadelphia $74,150 Allentown $74,110 Buffalo $74,070 San Antonio $73,600 Rockford $73,560 Richmond $73,340 Detroit $73,190 Dallas $73,120 Kalamazoo $72,480 South Bend $72,380 Austin $72,120 Harrisburg $72,110 Rochester $71,310 Evansville $71,290 Midland $70,970 Lancaster $70,240 Virginia Beach $69,170 Muskegon $69,160 Flint $68,680 Fort Wayne $68,580 Niles $68,350 Bloomington $67,760 Riverside $67,590 El Paso $66,830 Jackson $66,000 Stockton $63,750 Saginaw $63,060 Lansing $62,710 Grand Rapids $62,160 Roanoke $60,200 Scranton $57,300 Huntington $55,660 Orlando $54,860 Tampa $54,550 Charleston $54,440
CityMean salaryvs. Huntington
Albany, New York$80,600+44.8%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$74,110+33.1%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$83,150+49.4%
Austin, Texas$72,120+29.6%
Bakersfield, California$100,700+80.9%
Baltimore, Maryland$82,840+48.8%
Beaumont, Texas$94,970+70.6%
Bloomington, Illinois$67,760+21.7%
Buffalo, New York$74,070+33.1%
Charleston, West Virginia$54,440-2.2%
Columbus, Indiana$80,580+44.8%
Dallas, Texas$73,120+31.4%
Detroit, Michigan$73,190+31.5%
Elkhart, Indiana$74,650+34.1%
El Paso, Texas$66,830+20.1%
Evansville, Indiana$71,290+28.1%
Flint, Michigan$68,680+23.4%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$68,580+23.2%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$62,160+11.7%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$72,110+29.6%
Houston, Texas$90,800+63.1%
Indianapolis, Indiana$78,270+40.6%
Jackson, Michigan$66,000+18.6%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$72,480+30.2%
Kennewick, Washington$112,060+101.3%
Lafayette, Indiana$77,500+39.2%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$70,240+26.2%
Lansing, Michigan$62,710+12.7%
Lexington, Kentucky$76,900+38.2%
Lexington Park, Maryland$79,230+42.3%
Los Angeles, California$86,170+54.8%
Louisville, Kentucky$75,600+35.8%
Midland, Texas$70,970+27.5%
Muskegon, Michigan$69,160+24.3%
New York, New York$74,740+34.3%
Niles, Michigan$68,350+22.8%
Orlando, Florida$54,860-1.4%
Oxnard, California$88,390+58.8%
Palm Bay, Florida$77,350+39.0%
Peoria, Illinois$95,780+72.1%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$74,150+33.2%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$80,660+44.9%
Portland, Oregon$83,100+49.3%
Reading, Pennsylvania$74,760+34.3%
Richmond, Virginia$73,340+31.8%
Riverside, California$67,590+21.4%
Roanoke, Virginia$60,200+8.2%
Rochester, New York$71,310+28.1%
Rockford, Illinois$73,560+32.2%
Sacramento, California$79,250+42.4%
Saginaw, Michigan$63,060+13.3%
San Antonio, Texas$73,600+32.2%
San Diego, California$80,780+45.1%
San Francisco, California$104,910+88.5%
San Jose, California$104,510+87.8%
Santa Rosa, California$86,890+56.1%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$57,300+2.9%
Seattle, Washington$85,770+54.1%
South Bend, Indiana$72,380+30.0%
Spokane, Washington$89,870+61.5%
Stockton, California$63,750+14.5%
Tampa, Florida$54,550-2.0%
Terre Haute, Indiana$75,980+36.5%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$69,170+24.3%
York, Pennsylvania$76,280+37.0%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
55,660/yr
Estimated take-home
45,220/yr
Est. total withheld
18.8%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2026 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 17-3027 SOC code
Official area Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 26580 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: wv_tax_division_verificado 2026
Metro also includes
Ashland
Multi-state area: WV;KY;OH
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: West Virginia

Population (metro area)
372,801