Mechatronics technician salary in New York (2026)

How much does a mechatronics technician make in New York?

The spread here is wide for a small occupation. From the 10th percentile at $50,600 to the 90th at $105,180, the top earners make more than double the bottom. That much distance usually means experience, industry, and shift premiums matter more than the job title alone. The middle 50% of New York mechatronics technicians sit between $60,730 and $83,860, so a fair read on a typical offer is somewhere in the high $60,000s to low $70,000s.

The location quotient of 0.42 is the number to sit with. It says New York employs less than half the share of these technicians you would expect for its size. That is not because the state lacks industry; it is that a lot of New York's economy is finance, healthcare, and services rather than the auto plants and food-processing lines that stack up electro-mechanical roles. The top decile above $105,180 tends to be senior techs at capital-intensive sites, semiconductor fabs and advanced manufacturing, where downtime is expensive and skilled hands get paid.

New York mechatronics salary: BLS vs Salary.com vs Indeed

Three sources, three different numbers, and it helps to know why. BLS reports $68,010 because it surveys employers about what they actually pay filled positions. Salary.com models $62,415 (as of July 1, 2026) from HR compensation data, and it tends to run conservative on skilled-trade roles. Indeed shows $58,026, but that figure rests on just 7 reported salaries, which is a tiny sample and easily dragged around by a handful of low postings. Indeed's own top-city data point is Delhi, NY at $47,906, a rural upstate town, which tells you the sample is not weighted toward the higher-paying metros.

When those three disagree this much, the employer-survey number is the one to anchor on. Use the BLS median of $68,010 as your baseline when you negotiate, and quote the $60,730 to $83,860 middle range to show you have read the market. Treat the Indeed figure as a floor signal, not a target, given how few salaries it is built on.

Mechatronics technician pay by metro area in New York

The New York-Newark-Jersey City metro is where most of these jobs cluster, about 290 of the state's 410, and it pays better than the state as a whole: a median of $72,300 and a mean of $79,820. The top decile there reaches $111,640, above the statewide 90th percentile. Even so, the metro location quotient is only 0.30, so demand is thin relative to the region's size. If you want the higher numbers, the roles exist, but there are not many of them and they get competitive.

Job outlook for mechatronics technicians in New York

New York's own projection has this occupation flat: 480 jobs in 2024, 480 projected for 2034, a 0% change. That is actually below the national outlook of 0.7% growth, which is itself basically flat. So do not count on the field expanding here. The useful number is the roughly 40 annual openings the state projects. Almost all of those come from turnover and retirements rather than new positions, so jobs do open up, you are just replacing people rather than riding a growth wave. You can check the source at New York's Department of Labor projections.

How New York compares with nearby states

Inside the Northeast, New York's $68,010 median lands near the bottom of the pack. Neighboring Connecticut pays $81,860 and Pennsylvania pays $74,710, both clearly above New York, while New Jersey trails at $60,040. So the pay map is lumpy: cross one border and you gain, cross another and you lose. Connecticut and Massachusetts ($73,630) are the regional high notes worth watching if you are open to a commute or a move.

Who hires mechatronics technicians in New York

The clearest employer is GlobalFoundries, whose Fab 8 semiconductor plant in Malta, NY runs one of the largest advanced-manufacturing operations in the state. It hires electro-mechanical and equipment technicians directly, and its listings name an associate degree in mechatronics or electrical technology as a qualifying path. Semiconductor fabs are exactly the capital-intensive sites that pay toward the top of the range.

Upstate has more. Corning Incorporated hires automation and electromechanical technicians around Corning, NY, and Chobani runs automation and controls roles at its plant in Rome, NY. Between semiconductors, glass and materials, and food processing, the higher-paying openings in New York cluster around specific plants rather than spreading evenly across the state.

How to earn more as a mechatronics technician in New York

Stack certifications that map to fab and plant work

New York's better-paying roles are at semiconductor and advanced-manufacturing sites, and those employers screen for specific skills: PLC programming, robotics, and equipment maintenance. Building a recognized cert stack is the fastest way to move from the $60,730 quartile toward the $83,860 one. See our certifications guide for which credentials actually move the needle with automation employers.

Target the New York City metro or cross into Connecticut

Most of the state's jobs and the higher medians are in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro, where the median is $72,300 versus $68,010 statewide. If you are willing to look across a border, Connecticut pays a median of $81,860 and Pennsylvania $74,710, both well above New York. Just avoid drifting into New Jersey, which trails at $60,040.

Step up toward the controls-engineer track

The technician ceiling in New York is around $105,180 at the 90th percentile. The way past it is moving into engineering-adjacent work: controls, automation, or systems. Our controls engineer career guide and the mechatronics salary guide lay out what that jump takes and what it pays.

Sources & methodology

Figures on this page come from four independent datasets, retrieved 2026-07-14. Where they disagree, the disagreement is shown rather than averaged away; the source-comparison section explains why each number differs.

• BLS OEWS, SOC 17-3024, May 2025 national and state estimates (state file oesm25st.zip). Employer-reported, the authoritative baseline.
• Salary.com, Mechatronics Technician in New York, as of July 01, 2026. HR-reported and modelled averages.
• Indeed, mechatronics technician salaries in New York, based on 7 reported salaries. Posting-derived.
• Projections Central, 2024–2034 state occupational projections produced by New York's labor market agency (state source).
• GlobalFoundries technician opportunities (Malta, NY)
• Corning Incorporated careers