How much do Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians make in Jackson, MI?

Percentile spread

For Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $45,110 and the 90th percentile is $94,960. The difference is $49,850, which is 83.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $50,350 to the 75th at $77,770, covers $27,420.

The mean annual wage is $66,000, which sits above the median of $59,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jackson, MI median is 20.2% lower than the national median of $74,510 for Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,808, which is 13% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.7% lower than the Michigan median of $68,170.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jackson, MI is 91.779, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians at $64,808 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

24 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians. Jackson, MI ranks 23rd of 25 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Ann Arbor, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $84,150 and employment of 280. That median is 41.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,416, against $64,808 here.
• Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 33 miles away, with a median of $51,620 and employment of 80. That median is 13.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,342, against $64,808 here.
• Kalamazoo-Portage, MI is 57 miles away, with a median of $61,860 and employment of 90. That median is 4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,226, against $64,808 here.

Employment share

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Jackson, MI (40 of 55,930). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (36,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.07 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.